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Record 1 2016-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plane Geometry
  • Surveying
CONT

The perpendicular foot, also called the foot of an altitude, is the point on the leg opposite a given vertex of a triangle at which the perpendicular passing through that vertex intersects the side. The length of the line segment from the vertex to the perpendicular foot is called the altitude of the triangle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géométrie plane
  • Arpentage
CONT

[Sur un triangle] le pied de la hauteur est le point d’intersection de la hauteur et du côté opposé au sommet dont elle est issue.

Spanish

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