The orthocenter of a triangle may lie outside the triangle because an altitude does not necessarily intersect the sides of the triangle.
You find the orthocenter by constructing the altitudes from the vertices in a triangle. If the triangle is obtuse, the orthocenter will fall outside the triangle. If the triangle is acute, the orthocenter will fall on the inside of the triangle. If the triangle is a right triangle, the orthocenter will lie on a vertix.
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A Triangle's OrthocenterNo, it can be outside the triangle.
On an obtuse triangle the orthocenter is located on the outside of the triangle and the orthocenter of the right triangle is located at the vertex of the triangle ...
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The orthocenter of a triangle may lie outside the triangle since the ___altitude___ may not intersect any side of the triangle. * * * * * No. One of the altitudes must intersect the side opposite it and so it is not correct to say ANY side of the triangle.
The orthocenter is the point where the altitudes of a triangle intersect. An orthocenter lies outside of a triangle only when the triangle is obtuse. If a triangle is acute, the orthocenter lies inside of the triangle.
The orthocenter of a triangle is the point where the altitudes of the triangle intersect. It may lie inside, outside, or on the triangle depending on the type of triangle. In an acute triangle, the orthocenter lies inside the triangle; in a right triangle, it is at the vertex opposite the right angle; and in an obtuse triangle, it is outside the triangle.
The point where the altitudes of a triangle intersect is called the orthocenter. This point is concurrent, meaning the three altitudes intersect at this single point inside or outside the triangle. The orthocenter is different from the centroid, circumcenter, and incenter of a triangle.
True for an obtuse triangle!
Hi,The orthocenter in an obtuse triangle is outside. To make this happen the altitude lines have to be extended so they cross.Hope this answers your question!
Obtuse triangle! To make this happen the altitude lines have to be extended so they cross.Hope this helps!
The orthocenter of a triangle is found at the intersection of the three altitudes of the triangle. Obtuse triangles contain altitudes which are found outside of the triangle, meaning their orthocenter must be outside of the triangle as well.
An orthocenter on an obtuse triangle actually lies outside of the triangle. In an acute triangle, the orthocenter lies within the triangle.
You find the orthocenter by constructing the altitudes from the vertices in a triangle. If the triangle is obtuse, the orthocenter will fall outside the triangle. If the triangle is acute, the orthocenter will fall on the inside of the triangle. If the triangle is a right triangle, the orthocenter will lie on a vertix.
The point where the three altitudes of a triangle intersect is called the orthocenter. This can be located either inside or outside of the triangle.