simplest way to find orthocentre of a triangle
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The orthocenter is the intersecting point for all the altitudes of the triangle. The point where the altitudes of a triangle meet is known as the Orthocenter. In the below mentioned diagram orthocenter is denoted by the letter ‘O’. There is no direct formula to calculate the orthocenter of the triangle. It lies inside for an acute and outside for an obtuse triangle.
Altitudes are nothing but the perpendicular line ( AD, BE and CF ) from one side of the triangle ( either AB or BC or CA ) to the opposite vertex. Vertex is a point where two line segments meet ( A, B and C ).
To Calculate the slope of the sides of the triangle. The formula to calculate the slope is given as,
SlopeofaLine=y2−y1x2−x1SlopeofaLine=y2−y1x2−x1
To calculate the perpendicular slope of the sides of the triangle. It gives us the slope of the altitudes of the triangle. The formula to calculate the perpendicular slope is given as,
PerpendicularSlopeofaLine=−1SlopeofaLinePerpendicularSlopeofaLine=−1SlopeofaLine
To calculate the equation for the altitudes with their respective coordinates. The point slope formula is given as,
y−y1=m(x−x1)y−y1=m(x−x1)
Finally by solving any two altitude equation, we can get the orthocenter of the triangle.
Altitudes are nothing but the perpendicular line ( AD, BE and CF ) from one side of the triangle ( either AB or BC or CA ) to the opposite vertex. Vertex is a point where two line segments meet ( A, B and C ).
To Calculate the slope of the sides of the triangle. The formula to calculate the slope is given as,
SlopeofaLine=y2−y1x2−x1SlopeofaLine=y2−y1x2−x1
To calculate the perpendicular slope of the sides of the triangle. It gives us the slope of the altitudes of the triangle. The formula to calculate the perpendicular slope is given as,
PerpendicularSlopeofaLine=−1SlopeofaLinePerpendicularSlopeofaLine=−1SlopeofaLine
To calculate the equation for the altitudes with their respective coordinates. The point slope formula is given as,
y−y1=m(x−x1)y−y1=m(x−x1)
Finally by solving any two altitude equation, we can get the orthocenter of the triangle.
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