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In [[triangle geometry]], an '''altitude''' is a line from a vertex perpendicular to the opposite side. It is an example of a [[Cevian line]]. | In [[triangle geometry]], an '''altitude''' is a line from a vertex perpendicular to the opposite side. It is an example of a [[Cevian line]]. The three altitudes are concurrent, meeting in the '''orthocentre'''. The feet of the three altitudes form the '''orthic triangle''', and lie on the [[nine-point circle]]. | ||
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In triangle geometry, an altitude is a line from a vertex perpendicular to the opposite side. It is an example of a Cevian line. The three altitudes are concurrent, meeting in the orthocentre. The feet of the three altitudes form the orthic triangle, and lie on the nine-point circle.