altitude of a triangle.
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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.
A segment from the vertex of a triangle perpendicular to the line containing the opposite side
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and is perpendicular to the opposite 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.