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In any triangle that is not equilateral, the Euler line is the straight line passing through the orthocentre, circumcentre and centroid. In an equilateral triangle these three points are coincident and so do not define a line.

  • Orthocentre = point of intersection of altitudes.
  • Circumcentre = point of intersection of perpendicular bisector of the sides.
  • Centroid = point of intersection of medians.


Euler proved the collinearity of the above three. However, there are several other important points that also lie on these lines. Amongst them,


  • Nine-point Centre = centre of the circle that passes through the bottoms of the altitudes, midpoints of the sides and the points half-way between the orthocentre and the vertices.


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