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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.

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Does the altitude of a triangle fall outside the triangle?

In an obtuse angled triangle, two of them will.


The orthocenter of a triangle may lie outside the triangle since the altitude may not intersect any side of the triangle?

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The orthocenter of a triangle may lie outside the triangle because an altitude does not necessarily intersect the of the triangle?

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How do you find the altitude of a triangle?

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