The base can be any state of the triangle though it is usually chosen to be the side on which the triangle appears to be resting. The height is the line drawn perpendicular to the base from the opposi...The base can be any state of the triangle though it is usually chosen to be the side on which the triangle appears to be resting. The height is the line drawn perpendicular to the base from the opposite vertex. Note that the height may fall outside the triangle, If the triangle is obtuse, and that the height may be one of the legs, if the triangle is a right triangle.
