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Is the orthocenter of a triangle on the inside ?

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It isn’t always in the triangle
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It turns out that all three altitudes always intersect at the same point - the so-called orthocenter of the triangle. The orthocenter is not always inside the triangle. If the triangle is obtuse, it will be outside. To make this happen the altitude lines have to be extended so they cross.

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