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A Triangle Sheer... Drag the red point. How is the area of the triangle affected? (The red line is parallel to the base.) |
Variable height triangle with fixed base. Do 3 Points always determine a triangle? |
Heron's Formula for triangle area, T=(s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c))½ where s=P/2 =½(a+b+c), is half the perimeter. |
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| The centroid is the intersection of the medians. (The center of mass of homogeneous material) | The orthocenter is the intersection of the altitudes. | The circumcenter is the intersection of the perpendicular bisectors of the sides. See circle. | |
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