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		mhh__ on July 19, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Math Problems for children from 5 to 15 (2004) [pd... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altitude_(triangle) for reference, I guessed what the issue was but wasn't familiar with the term altitude

kccqzy on July 19, 2021 [–]

Exactly. In grade school the formula being taught was "base times height over 2" but no one mentioned the term altitude.

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