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Perpendicular height — Edexcel GCSE Design and Technology Definition

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Perpendicular height

GCSE Design and Technology · key term

Perpendicular height

Definition

The distance measured at right angles from a chosen base to the opposite vertex or edge.

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Edexcel GCSE Design and Technology · 1DT0

Specification 4c · Paper 1

Revise: Calculating Areas and Volumes

Edexcel Design and Technology past papers

Exam tips

1
For a triangle, use the perpendicular height, not the length of a sloping side.

Related key terms

Area
Cube
Net
Surface area
Volume

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