difference between the perpendicular and altitude
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Perpendicular from a vertex to opposite side is calledaltitude. A Line which passes through the mid-point of a segment and is perpendicular on the segment is called the perpendicular bisector of the segment. From the definitions you can see the differences.
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In geometry, an altitude of a triangle is a line segment through a vertex and perpendicularto (i.e., forming a right angle with) a line containing the base (the side opposite the vertex). This line containing the opposite side is called the extended base of the altitude.
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Perpendicular is a line that makes 90 degrees angles.
Altitude is also a line that makes 90 degrees angle but it always starts with a vertex.
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