Definition:Parallelepiped/Height

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Definition

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The height of a parallelepiped is the length of the perpendicular between the planes of the bases.

In the above diagram, $h$ is the height of the parallelepiped one of whose bases is $AB$.


Also known as

The height of a parallelepiped is also known as its altitude.


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