Question

1. choose the correct answer.

the orthocenter will lie in the interior of a(n)____triangle
obtuse
circumcenter
acute
right

1. choose the correct answer.

the orthocenter will lie in the exterior of a(n)____triangle.
obtuse
circumcenter
right
acute

Explanation:

• For an acute triangle, the orthocenter lies inside the triangle.
• For an obtuse triangle, the orthocenter lies outside the triangle.
• The circumcenter is a different point - related to the perpendicular bisectors of the sides of a triangle.
• For a right - triangle, the orthocenter is at the right - angled vertex.

Answer:

1. C. acute
2. A. obtuse