Division and Remainders Sometimes when dividing there is something left over. It is called the remainder. Example 1: There are 9 candies to share with two children. 9 cannot be divided exactly into 2 groups, each child gets 4 candies, and there is 1 left over. “9 divided by 2 equals 4 with a remainder of 1“ As […]
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Height
Height The height is the measurement of the distance of an object from the base to the top. In geometry it is called altitude. The term height in geometry refers to the measurement of an object along the y-axis in coordinate geometry. Example of height in math is shown bellow. […]
Altitude of a triangle
Altitude of a Triangle The altitude of a triangle is a perpendicular that is drawn from the vertex of a triangle to the opposite side. The altitude makes an angle of 90° to the side opposite to it. The altitude makes a right angle with the base of the triangle that it touches. A triangle can have three […]