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Orthocentroidal Circle


OrthocentroidalCircle

The orthocentroidal circle of a triangle DeltaABC is a central circle having the segment joining the triangle centroid G and orthocenter H of DeltaABC as its diameter (Kimberling 1998, p. 234). Since the Euler line passes through G and H, it therefore bisects the orthocentroidal circle.

It has circle function

 l=-2/3cosA,
(1)

which corresponds to the circumcenter O. The center of the circle is Kimberling center X_(381), which has equivalent triangle center functions

alpha=2cos(B-C)-cosA
(2)
alpha=1/3(cosA+4cosBcosC).
(3)

The circle has radius

R_O=1/3HO
(4)
=1/3sqrt(9R^2-(a^2+b^2+c^2)),
(5)

where R is the circumradius of DeltaABC.

The circle does not pass through any notable centers other than G and H, which are Kimberling centers X_2 and X_4, respectively.

It is orthogonal to the Lester circle and Stevanović circle.

The orthocentroidal circle of any triangle always contains the incenter I (Guinand 1984). This is an interesting observation since it means that the incenter is always "close" to the Euler line of the triangle (although it does not lie on it).


See also

Euler Line

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References

Casey, J. A Sequel to the First Six Books of the Elements of Euclid, Containing an Easy Introduction to Modern Geometry with Numerous Examples, 5th ed., rev. enl. Dublin: Hodges, Figgis, and Co., p. 215, 1888.Guinand, A. P. "Euler Lines, Tritangent Centers and Their Triangles." Amer. Math. Monthly 91, 290-300, 1984.Kimberling, C. "Triangle Centers and Central Triangles." Congr. Numer. 129, 1-295, 1998.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Orthocentroidal Circle." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/OrthocentroidalCircle.html

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