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Draw a triangle where the altitude is a side of the triangle?
DavidDrouin
Any right triangle resting on a leg.
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How you can draw a altitude with isosceles triangle?
The altitude line is perpendicular to the base and bisects the apex of the isosceles triangle.
What is the length of a side of an equilateral triangle that has a altitude of 12?
Given an altitude of 12 units, an equilateral triangle has side lengths of 13.9 (13.85641) units.
If the altitude of an equilateral triangle is 14 how long is each side of the triangle?
Each side of the triangle is 16.16581 units in length.
Can an altitude be a perpendicular bisector?
Yes - the altitude of an equilateral triangle is perpendicular to the side chosen as the base and bisects that side and the opposite angle. Also, the altitude of an isosceles triangle when measured from the third side (the side that is not equal to the other two sides) is a perpendicular bisector of the base and also bisects the opposite angle.
The altitude of an equilateral triangle is 8cm . find the side?
The length of each side is 9.2376 cm. (rounded)
Is an altitude ever outside a triangle?
Sure. If one of the base angles is more than 90 degrees, then the altitude (height) is outside the triangle. Yes. This only occurs with an obtuse triangle. Because an altitude is a line drawn from a vertex to the opposite side and is perpendicular with that opposite side, it can only occur if it is outside the triangle. Look at the triangle in related links. If you look at the vertex on the top, the only way to draw the altitude would be to draw outside the triangle.
How do you draw the altitudes of a triangle?
hoe can we draw an altitude
How you can draw a altitude with isosceles triangle?
The altitude line is perpendicular to the base and bisects the apex of the isosceles triangle.
What is the length of the altitude of an equilateral triangle with sides of length 6?
The altitude forms a right angle triangle with half the side length and one side as the hypotenuse. Using Pythagoras: (½side)² + altitude² = side² → altitude² = side² - ¼side² → altitude² = ¾side² → altitude = (√3)/2 × side → altitude = (√3)/2 × 6 = 3√3 ≈ 5.2
Can the altitude of a triangle fall out the triangle?
Yes its perpendicular height or altitude is sometimes calculated out side the triangle depending on its shape.
Is the altitude of an equilateral triangle equal to a side length?
No. The altitude is smaller.
The lenght of one side of an equilateral triangle is 10 cm find the altitude of the triangle?
The triangle's altitude is 8.7 (8.66025) cm.
How do you find the altitude outside of a triangle?
The altitude of a triangle is the distance from the line containing the base to the vertex. Draw the base and continue on outside of the triangle. Measure perpendicular from that line to the vertex.
How you can find the orthocentre of a triangle?
Draw two altitudes: an altitude is a straight line from a vertex to the opposite side. The three altitudes of a triangle meet at the orthocentre, but two are enough to determine the point.
What is a segment from a vertex of a triangle perpendicular to the opposite side of the triangle?
An altitude.
What is the length of a side of an equilateral triangle that has a altitude of 12?
Given an altitude of 12 units, an equilateral triangle has side lengths of 13.9 (13.85641) units.
A perpendicular segment with one endpoint at a vertex and the other endpoint on the side opposite that vertex?
Altitude: The altitude of a triangle is a perpendicular segment that connects a vertex and its opposite side. Let's construct the altitude of a triangle using a new triangle.
