Orthocenters, Medians, Incenters, Circumcenters

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Circumcenter

where 3 perpendicular bisector meet

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Where is the circumcenter in an acute triangle?

inside the acute triangle

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Where is the circumcenter in an obtuse triangle?

outside the obtuse triangle

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Where is the circumcenter in an right triangle?

on the hypotenuse of the right triangle

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Centroid

where 3 medians intersect

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Where is the centroid located?

Always inside the triangle

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Incenter

where 3 angle bisectors intersect

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Where is the incenter located?

inside all triangles

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Other information about incenter

equidistant from 3 sides

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Other information about circumcenter

is equidistant from 3 vertices of a triangle

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Other information about centroid

2/3 of the way from the vertex to midpoint

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Orthocenter

point of intersection of 3 altitudes

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Where is the orthocenter of a right triangle?

On the vertex of the right angle

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Where is the orthocenter of an obtuse triangle?

outside the triangle

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Where is the orthocenter in an acute triangle?

inside the triangle