What is the orthocenter of a triangle with corners at #(1 ,3 )#, #(5 ,7 )#, and (9 ,8 )#?
1 Answer
Explanation:
Repeating the points:
The orthocenter of a triangle is the point where the line of the heights relatively to each side (passing through the opposed vertex) meet. So we only need the equations of 2 lines.
The slope of a line is
Equation of line (passing through
Equation of line (passing through
Combining equations [1] and [2]
#->y=10/3+17=(10+51)/3# =>#y=61/3#
So the orthocenter