Altitudes
- Author:
- Jordan Edgerly
To start our next lesson, let's copy down the standard.
LT5.4 - I can use properties of altitudes and orthocenters in triangles.
Let's write these definitions in the vocabulary section on the last page of our packet:
Altitude - Segment from a vertex of a triangle that is perpendicular to the opposite side.
Orthocenter - Point of concurrency (where the lines all interest together) of the three altitudes of a triangle.
Let's use the applet below to explore how altitudes are created.