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Let be a triangle.
The altitudes
and
intersect at
.
We will show that also
is perpendicular to
, i.e. that it is an altitude of
.
• The quadrilateral is cyclic, because
.So, also
(as angles subtended by the same arc).
• The quadrilateral is cyclic because opposite angles
and
are supplementary (since
). So, angles
and
are equal.
• The angles and
are equal as vertical angles, i.e.
. In the right triangle
, we have that
, therefore in the triangle
it holds that
.
We conclude that the three altitudes pass through the same point.
![]() | This is the user sandbox of Bawolff. A user sandbox is a subpage of the user's user page. It serves as a testing spot and page development space for the user and is not an encyclopedia article. Create or edit your own sandbox here. Other sandboxes: Main sandbox | Template sandbox Finished writing a draft article? Are you ready to request review of it by an experienced editor for possible inclusion in Wikipedia? Submit your draft for review! |
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Steps:<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>
Let be a triangle.
The altitudes
and
intersect at
.
We will show that also
is perpendicular to
, i.e. that it is an altitude of
.
• The quadrilateral is cyclic, because
.So, also
(as angles subtended by the same arc).
• The quadrilateral is cyclic because opposite angles
and
are supplementary (since
). So, angles
and
are equal.
• The angles and
are equal as vertical angles, i.e.
. In the right triangle
, we have that
, therefore in the triangle
it holds that
.
We conclude that the three altitudes pass through the same point.