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* {{cite book | author=H.S.M. Coxeter | coauthors=S.L. Greitzer | title=Geometry revisited | series=New Mathematical Library | volume=19 | publisher=[[MAA]] | year=1967 | isbn=0-88385-619-0 }} | * {{cite book | author=H.S.M. Coxeter | coauthors=S.L. Greitzer | title=Geometry revisited | series=New Mathematical Library | volume=19 | publisher=[[MAA]] | year=1967 | isbn=0-88385-619-0 }}[[Category:Suggestion Bot Tag]] | ||
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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 (which is thus a pedal triangle), and lie on the nine-point circle. The area of the triangle is equal to half the product of an altitude and the side it meets.
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- H.S.M. Coxeter; S.L. Greitzer (1967). Geometry revisited. MAA. ISBN 0-88385-619-0.