Height : In a triangle a height (or altitude) is the shortest line segment that connects a side to its opposing corner. A height of a triangle is perpendicular to the side is started at. The three heights of a triangle intersect in a point, the so called orthocenter of the triangle. In a parallelogram the height is the shortest distance between two opposing sides. In a pyramid the height is the shortest distance between the base area and the corner of the pyramid that is not part of the base area. In a prism the height is the shortest distance between the two base faces.