Concept information
Preferred term
geometric mean theorem
Definition(s)
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In Euclidean geometry, the right triangle altitude theorem or geometric mean theorem is a relation between the altitude on the hypotenuse in a right triangle and the two line segments it creates on the hypotenuse. It states that the geometric mean of the two segments equals the altitude.
(Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geometric_mean_theorem)
Broader concept(s)
Synonym(s)
- right triangle altitude theorem
In other languages
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French
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théorème de la hauteur du triangle rectangle
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/PSR-VHTKXWL5-7
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