Re: How to compute triangle base/altitude intersection


On Wed, 30 Aug 2006, Pascal Bourguignon wrote:
"Phlip" <phlipcpp@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
Balabek wrote:

Hope you can help me solve this problem.

Suppose I have a triange ABC. I have altitude passing through vertice
C, and it intersects line AB or extension of line AB at point D.

How do you define "altitude"?

An altitude of a triangle passes through one of the vertices and
is perpendicular to the opposite side. I don't know what the word for
"altitude" is in French, but I would expect it would be a cognate to
the English word "altitude".

-Arthur,
Babelfish suggests "l'altitude"
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