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Which type of triangle has its orthocenter on the exterior of the triangle?

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Answer:

An obtuse triangle.

Explanation:

An altitude drawn from either acute angle vertex in an obtuse triangle will be completely exterior to the triangle, so must intersect the other altitude lines outside the triangle boundary.

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