Sunday, March 1, 2015

Base

Base [beys]
Noun
A base is one side (in solid geometry a base can also be one or two faces)  of a polygon most commonly used as a reference for other measurements such as: area, surface area, perimeter, volume etc.

Triangle showing its base and altitude Parallelogram showing bases
Triangles                            Quadrilaterals with a Pair of  Parallel Sides              Faces of a Solid 


A base are usually used in triangles, quadrilaterals with a pair of  parallel sides and faces of a solid figure. Definitely a key component to geometry allowing as to find wanted measurements of both two dimensional and three dimensional figures.  


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