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2 years ago

50 points! Tell whether the orthocenter is inside, on, or outside the triangle. Then find the coordinates of the orthocenter.

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Nady [450]2 years ago

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Answer:

(1,3) is inside the triangle

Step-by-step explanation:

Orthocenter is the intersection of altitudes.

We'll calculate the slopes of the two sides and their altitudes ad find the intersection.

m = (3 - 5)/(4 - (-1)) = -2/5

<u>Perpendicular slope:</u>

-1/m = 5/2

<u>Perpendicular line passes through S(-1, -2):</u>

y - (-2) = 5/2(x - (-1)) ⇒ y = 5/2x + 1/2

m = (-2 - 3)/(-1 -4) = -5/-5 = 1

<u>Perpendicular slope:</u>

-1/m = -1/1 = -1

<u>Perpendicular line passes through Q(-1, 5):</u>

y - 5 = -(x - (-1)) ⇒ y = -x + 4

The intersection of the two lines is the orthocenter.

<u>Solve the system of equations to get the coordinates of the orthocenter:</u>

5/2x + 1/2 = x + 4
5x + 1 = -2x + 8
7x = 7
x = 1

<u>Find y-coordinate:</u>

y = -1 + 4 = 3

The orthocenter is (1, 3)

If we plot the points, we'll see it is inside the triangle

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