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Orthocenter

The height or altitude of a triangle passing through a vertex A is the perpendicular line to the opposite side, usually denoted by a, that contains AA. The three heights of any triangle are concurrent at the orthocenter.

Syntax

orthocenter(Triangle)
orthocenter(Point, Point, Point)

Description

Given a triangle, computes its orthocenter.

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Given three points describing a triangle, computes its orthocenter.

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