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The orthocenter of an obtuse triangle always lies __________.

A.
on a vertex of the triangle
B.
on the inside of the triangle
C.
on the outside of the triangle
D.
on the triangle

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the orthocenter of an obtuse triangle always lies : C. On the outside of the triangle
Attitude of an obtuse triangle will not go through the midpoint line of the triangle and the three points of the triangle will intersect with each other at some point, so it must lies outside of the triangle
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