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Centroid and Orthocenter

Question 1 • AZ-Geometry A (MA201)

The diagram at the right shows the orthocenter of an acute triangle. Drag vertex C to form a right triangle and an obtuse triangle. Which statements are true about the orthocenter? Check all that apply. It lies inside an acute triangle.It lies inside a right triangle.It lies on a right triangle.It lies on an obtuse triangle.It lies outside an obtuse triangle.

Answer
A
It lies inside an acute triangle.
B
It lies inside a right triangle.
C
It lies on a right triangle.
D
It lies on an obtuse triangle.
E
It lies outside an obtuse triangle.

Explanation

The orthocenter is where the triangle’s three altitudes meet. In an acute triangle, the altitudes intersect inside the triangle. In a right triangle, the two legs are altitudes, so they meet at the right-angle vertex; therefore, the orthocenter lies on the triangle. In an obtuse triangle, the altitudes intersect outside it.

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