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Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Problem 19

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The orthocentre of the triangle with vertices $\left(2, \frac{\sqrt{3}-1}{2}\right),\left(\frac{1}{2},-\frac{1}{2}\right)$ and \(\left(2,-\frac{1}{2}\right)\) is: (a) \(\left(\frac{3}{2}, \frac{\sqrt{3}-3}{6}\right)\) (b) \(\left(2,-\frac{1}{2}\right)\) (c) \(\left(\frac{5}{4}, \frac{\sqrt{3}-2}{4}\right)\) (d) \(\left(\frac{1}{2},-\frac{1}{2}\right)\)

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Step 1: Calculate the slopes

First, calculate the slopes of the lines connecting each pair of vertices. Using \(tanA = \frac{y_3-y_2}{x_3-x_2}\) , \(tanB = \frac{y_1-y_3}{x_1-x_3}\), \(tanC = \frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}\), calculate \(tanA\), \(tanB\), and \(tanC\).

Step 2: Calculate the lengths of the sides

Next, calculate the length of sides a, b, c using the distance formula \(d =\sqrt {(x_2 - x_1)^2 + (y_2 - y_1)^2}\), where \(a\), \(b\), and \(c\) are the lengths of sides opposite to angles A, B, C respectively.

Step 3: Calculate the coordinates of the orthocenter

Finally, calculate the coordinates of the orthocenter using the formulas \(h = (tanA + tanB + tanC) - (a * tanA + b * tanB + c * tanC)\) and \(k = (a * tanAtanB + b * tanBtanC + c * tanCtanA) - (tanAtanB + tanBtanC + tanCtanA)\), substituting the already calculated values.

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