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△ABC has vertices of A (0, 0), B (4, 4), and C (8, 0). Find the orthocenter of △ABC.

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asked May 3, 2014 in GEOMETRY by anonymous

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Ortho center:  Ortho center of a triangle is the pont of intersection of all the attitudes of the triangle.

Orthocenter of a Triangle

Step 1 find the slope of  sides of triangle

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AB , CF are perpendicular.

We know that perpendicular lines slopes are reciprocal to each other.

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CF line equation in slope intercept form.

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BC , AD are perpendicular.

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AD line equation in slope intercept form.

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Step 2 Solving two altitude CF , AD  equations

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From (1) and (2)

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Substitute the x value in equation (2).

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Coordinates of ortho center of △ABC is (4, 4 ).

answered May 3, 2014 by david Expert

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