Special Points in Triangles

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Special Points in Triangles: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Centroid of a Triangle, Coordinates of Centroid in Triangle, Circumcentre and Orthocentre & Position of Special Points in Equilateral Triangle etc.

Important Questions on Special Points in Triangles

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Which among the following is the point of intersection of the medians of a triangle?

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The points A(1, 4), B(5, 2) are the vertices of a triangle of which O(0,3) is centroid, then the third vertex C is_____.

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Let PS be the median of the triangle with vertices P2,2,Q6,-1 and R7,3. The equation of the line passing through 1,-1 and parallel to PS is

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Two vertices of a triangle are  (5, 1) and (2, 3). If orthocentre of the triangle is the origin, find the coordinates of the third vertex.

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A triangle has angles 90°,60° and 30°. The orthocentre of the triangle will lie on the _____  of the triangle.

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A triangle has angles 110°,30° and 40°. The orthocentre of the triangle will lie _____ the triangle.

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A triangle has angles 50°,60° and 80°. The orthocentre of the triangle will lie _____ the triangle.

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In ABC, medians AD¯ and CE¯ intersect at P, PE=1.5, PD=2 and DE=2.5. What is the area of 2AEDC?

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If A(5,2), B(10,12) and P(x,y) are such that APPB=32, then the internal bisector of APB always passes through

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Orthocentre of the triangle formed by the lines x+y=1 and xy=0 is

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If G( g ),H( h ) and P( p ) are centroid, orthocenter and circumcenter of a triangle and xp+yh+zg=0 then x, y, z

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The incentre of the triangle with vertices 1 , 3 , (0,0) and (2,0) is

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The orthocentre of the triangle with vertices 6,-1, -2,-1 and 2,5 is

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The orthocentre of the triangle with vertices -2,-6, -2,4 and 1,3 is

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If G is the centroid of a ABC and P is any other point in the plane, then PA2+PB2+PC2 is equal to

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The point that is equidistant from the vertices of the triangle is called

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If the orthocentre and the centroid of a triangle are (-3,5,2) and (3,3,4) respectively, then its circumcentre is

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The equation of the line joining the centroid with the orthocentre of the triangle formed by the points -2, 3, 2,-1, 4,0 is

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The point of intersection of the line segment connecting the midpoints of two sides of a triangle is called

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In an isosceles ABC, AB=AC and D is midpoint of BC. Prove that circumcentre, in centre, orthocentre and centroid all are collinear.