Triangle Centers

Orthocenter

The orthocenter of a triangle is the common intersection of the three lines containing the altitudes.

The orthocenter of a triangle is denoted by H.

 

An altitude is a perpendicular segment from a vertex to the line of the opposite side.

 

 

Click here for a GSP script for a orthocenter given any three points (the vertices of the triangle).


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