Definition:Cone (Geometry)/Height

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Definition

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Let a perpendicular $AE$ be dropped from the apex of a cone to the plane containing its base.

The length $h$ of the line $AE$ is the height of the cone.


Also known as

The height of a cone is also sometimes known as its altitude.

However, on $\mathsf{Pr} \infty \mathsf{fWiki}$ we reserve the word altitude to mean the actual straight line that defines that height.


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