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Altitude
A segment from the vertex of a triangle perpendicular to the line containing the opposite side
side
In geometry, a perpendicular segment that connects a vertex to its opposite side is the altitude of a triangle. Triangles have three altitudes, according to this definition for altitude.
a right angle
median
Altitude
A segment from the vertex of a triangle perpendicular to the line containing the opposite side
Altitude.
perpendicular
side
The segment that passes through a vertex and is perpendicular to the opposite side is called the altitude of the triangle.
Altitude
altitude
No, a segment is not necessarily perpendicular. A segment is simply a straight line connecting two points. A perpendicular segment would be a segment that forms a right angle with another segment or line.
It is the altitude.