Key term for OCR GCSE Mathematics, used in Trigonometry.
The exact vertical distance from a point to a base plane, forming a 90-degree angle with the horizontal.
Perpendicular height appears in OCR GCSE Mathematics revision content for Mensuration, especially Trigonometry and Right-Angled Trigonometry.
Mensuration
Trigonometry • Right-Angled Trigonometry
Mensuration
Trigonometry • Pythagoras' Theorem
Mensuration
Volume and Surface Area • Pyramids
Mensuration
Volume and Surface Area • Cones and Spheres
Mensuration
Volume and Surface Area • Prisms and Cylinders
Mensuration
Area • Trapezium Area
Mensuration
Area • Triangle Area
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