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Altitude of a Triangle The distance between a vertex of a triangle and the opposite side. Formally, the shortest line segment between a vertex of a triangle and the (possibly extended) opposite side. Altitude also refers to the length of this segment. Note: The three altitudes of a triangle are concurrent, intersecting at the orthocenter.
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