The Distance to the Orthocenter

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OP
≈
1.06
2
×
OP
≈
2.13
AH
≈
2.13
In a triangle, twice the distance from the circumcenter O to a side equals the distance from the orthocenter H to the vertex opposite that side.

Details

See theorem 195 in N. Altshiller-Court, College Geometry, Mineola, NY: Dover, 2007 p. 99.

External Links

Circumcenter (Wolfram MathWorld)
Circumcircle (Wolfram MathWorld)
Orthocenter (Wolfram MathWorld)

Permanent Citation

Jay Warendorff
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​"The Distance to the Orthocenter"​
​http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/TheDistanceToTheOrthocenter/​
​Wolfram Demonstrations Project​
​Published: March 7, 2011