Altitude of a Triangle

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Altitude of a Triangle

## Formula

An altitude from a vertex is perpendicular to the opposite side:

$$m_{\text{altitude}}m_{\text{side}}=-1$$

## Usage

- Used to construct the equation of an altitude using the slope of the opposite side.

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