What is the orthocenter of a triangle with corners at #(4 ,1 )#, #(7 ,4 )#, and (2 ,8 )#?
1 Answer
Jan 22, 2018
Explanation:
1) Find the slope of two lines.
2) Find the perpendicular of both slopes.
3) Find the midpoints of the points you used.
4) Using the slope, find an equation that fits it.
4) Set does equations equal to each other.
5) Plug in the x-value and solve for y
6) The answer is...