IN MATH: 1. n. the dimension used to describe the length from lowest point to highest point; how tall some-thing is. EX. What's the height from side AB? 2. n. the line segment which extends perpendicularly from the base to the vertex or side opposite it. 3. n. the length of a line segment, visible or understood, perpendicular to the base extending from the base to the vertex or side opposite the base.

IN ENGLISH: 1. as defined above.

APPLICATION: (see list 140)

1. Find the height if the area of a triangle is and the base of the triangle is 12 cm.


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