Identifying the Perpendicular to the Base of a Triangle
Which line re...
Question
Which line represents the height of this triangle?
A
red
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B
blue
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C
green
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Solution
The correct option is B blue Height of a triangle is the perpendicular distance from any base of a triangle to the opposite vertex.
Here, the blue line marks the perpendicular distance from the base of the triangle to the opposite vertex. Hence, only this line can be called the height of this triangle.