geometry[orthocenter] - compute the orthocenter of a triangle
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Calling Sequence
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orthocenter(H, g)
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Parameters
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H
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the name of the orthocenter
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g
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triangle
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Description
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The orthocenter of triangle g is the point of intersection of the three altitudes of g
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For a detailed description of the orthocenter H, use the routine detail (i.e., detail(H))
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Note that the routine only works if the vertices of the triangle are known.
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The command with(geometry,orthocenter) allows the use of the abbreviated form of this command.
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Examples
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