Orthocenter

Pronunciation: /ˈɔrθ.oʊˌsɛn.tər/ Explain

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The orthocenter of a triangle is the point where the altitudes of the triangle coincide. The orthocenter may on the interior the triangle, on the boundary of the triangle or on the exterior of the triangle.

Discovery

  1. For what class of triangle is the orthocenter on the interior of the triangle?
  2. For what class of triangle is the orthocenter on the boundary of the triangle?
  3. For what class of triangle is the orthocenter on the exterior of the triangle?

References

  1. McAdams, David E.. All Math Words Dictionary, orthocenter. 2nd Classroom edition 20150108-4799968. pg 132. Life is a Story Problem LLC. January 8, 2015. Buy the book

Cite this article as:

 McAdams, David E. Orthocenter. 12/21/2018. All Math Words Encyclopedia. Life is a Story Problem LLC. https://www.allmathwords.org/en/o/orthocenter.html.

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Revision History

12/21/2018: Reviewed and corrected IPA pronunication. (McAdams, David E.)
9/5/2018: Removed broken links, updated license, implemented new Geogebra protocol, implemented new markup. (McAdams, David E.)
8/7/2018: Changed vocabulary links to WORDLINK format. (McAdams, David E.)
12/21/2009: Added "References". (McAdams, David E.)
12/30/2008: Initial version. (McAdams, David E.)

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