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Height
Height is the measurement of vertical distance. For a human, it is the measurement from the top of the head to the feet. Ask questions here about how tall things are.
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* If any of the shorter sides of an obtuse triangle is chosen to be the base, an extension need to be drawn to this base so that a perpendicular can be constructed from the apex down to this base extension.
There are three sides to a triangle, hence three possible bases. Each base will have a corresponding height that is measured from the opposite vertex or apex+.
A vertex is the point when 2 sides of a figure intersect.
(Read more: vertex)
+ A triangle has 3 vertices. 2 vertices defines the length of the base. There remains one vertex that is not touching the base. This vertex is opposite to the base (or base extension) and it is referred to as the apex.
What is the standard height of someone who is tall?
The average height of a man is 5'9.5" and a woman 5'4.5".The height of a Tall Man begins at 6'1" and a Tall Woman begins at 5'8".
The median/middle range of a Tall Man is 6'6" if we go as high as seven feet tall. And the median/middle rangeof a Tall Womanis 6'2" if we go as high as six-foot-seven.
What measure would you use to describe the difference in height of five friends?
The range I believe, or that's what I put...
A zonkey, which is a hybrid between a zebra and a donkey, typically stands about 3.5 to 5 feet tall at the shoulder. Their height can vary depending on the size of the parent animals. Generally, zonkeys inherit a mix of traits from both species, but they are often similar in height to a donkey.
Is meter used to measure the height of a person?
No actually I would use feet because when people say how tall they are they say I am 4 foot 5 they don't usually say i am 2 meters.
What is the height from your shoulder to your fingertips?
The length from your shoulder to your finger tips varies from person to person. This was why a standard of measurements was introduced by law.
My daughter is 5'2" and her husband is 5'8". Their son is 5'11" at age 15. You don't necessarily get your height from your parents, you could get it from your grandparents or great grandparents. My grandson is expected to be about 6'2" like his grandfather. I'm short too. I'm 15 and 5'1'' while my younger sister is 12 and 6'2''. The thing that sucks the most is that I'm eye level with her cleavage (34C).
Destinee Hooker, the famous volleyball player, is 6'4" according to the Olympic team pages.
Conflicting sources have her reported as different heights in the same Wikipedia article (some sources say 6'3" and some 6' 5"). We're going to trust the teamusa site.
