The Orthocenter

In Euclidean geometry, the ORTHOCENTER is the intersection of the three altitudes of a triangle. In other words, the altitudes are concurrent at the orthocenter. In the sketch below, the [color=#FF0000]RED[/color] great circles are the altitudes of the [color=#0000FF]BLUE[/color] triangle, and the [color=#FF0000]RED[/color] point is the point of concurrency of the altitudes; the spherical orthocenter. Drag the blue points around, but do so slowly! Things change quickly on a sphere!

 

Steve Phelps

 
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14 – 18
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English (United States)
 
 
 
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