Special Points in Triangles

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JEE Main/Advance
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Important Questions on Special Points in Triangles

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A variable line cuts the line 2y=x-2 and 2y=-x+2 in points A and B respectively. If A lies in first quadrant, B lies in 4th quadrant and area of AOB is 4 sq. units, then find locus of centroid of AOB

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The locus of circumcentre of the triangle formed by vertices A-pq-p-q,-1+p1+q, Bpq+p-q,1+p1+q, Cpq+q-p,1+p1+q is

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The x -coordinates of the incentre of the triangle that has the coordinates of midpoints of its sides as (0,1), (1,1) and (1,0) is

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Let the orthocentre and centroid of a triangle be A(-3,5) and B(3,3). respectively. If C is the circumcentre of this triangle, then the radius of the circle having line segment AC as diameter, is

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The number of complex numbers z such that |z-1|=|z+1|=|z-i| equals

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The equations of perpendicular of the sides AB and AC of triangle ABC are x-y-4=0 and 2x-y-5=0 respectively. If the vertex A is (-2,3) and circumcentre is 32,52, then which of the following is true.

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Find locus of centroid of ΔABC, if B(1, 1), C(4, 2) and A lies on the line y=x+3

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A triangle ABC with vertices  A-1,0, B-2,34 and C-3,-76 has its orthocenter at H. Then, the orthocenter of triangleBCH will be

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The line L14x+3y-12=0 intersects the x and the y-axis at A and B, respectively. A variable line perpendicular to L1 intersects the x and the y-axis at P and Q, respectively. Find the locus of the circumcentre of triangle ABQ.

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The sides of a triangle are Lrxcosαr+ysinαr-pr=0 for r=1, 2, 3. Show that its orthocentre is given by L1 cosα2-α3=L2 cosα3-α1=L3 cosα1-α2.

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Prove that the circumcentre, orthocentre, incentre & centroid of the triangle formed by the points A(-1,11) ; B(-9,-8) ; C(15,-2) are collinear, without actually finding any of them.

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Find the locus of the circumcentre of a triangle whose two sides are along the coordinate axes and third side passes through the point of intersection of the lines ax+by+c=0 and lx+my+n=0.

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Find the locus of the centroid of a triangle whose vertices are (a cost, a sint), (b sint, -bcost) and 1, 0 where ' t ' is the parameter.

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For triangle whose vertices are (0, 0), (5, 12) and (16,12). Find coordinates of
i Centroid
ii Circumcentre
iii Incentre 
iv Excentre opposite to vertex (5,12)

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Lines L1:y-x=0 and L2:2x+y=0 intersect the line L3:y+2=0 at P and Q respectively. The bisector of the acute angle between L1 and L2 intersects L3 at R.

Statement I :The ratio PR:RQ equals 22:5

Statement II : In any triangle, bisector of an angle divides the triangle into two similar triangles.

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Find the locus of the middle points of chords of the circle x2+y2=a2 which subtend a right angle at the point c,0.

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The orthocentre of the triangle ABC is 'B' and the circumcentre is 'S' a, b. If A is the origin then the co-ordinates of C are:

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A variable straight line passes through a fixed point ( a,b ) intersecting the coordinate axes at A and B. If O is the origin, then locus of centroid of triangle OAB is:

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Let O0,0,P3,4,Q6,0 be the vertices of a triangle OPQ. The point R inside the triangle OPQ is such that the triangles OPR, PQR, OQR are of equal area. The coordinates of R are