ANSWER on Question #71592 – Math – Analytic Geometry
QUESTION
1) Find the coordinates of the centroid (one type of "centre of a triangle")
2) Find the coordinates of the orthocentre (a second type of "centre of a triangle")
3) Find the coordinates of the circumcentre (a third type of "centre of a triangle")
State any relationship you see between the three key points you found above.
SOLUTION
Suppose we are given a triangle Δ A B C \Delta ABC Δ A BC with coordinates of the vertices:
{ A ( A x ; A y ) B ( B x ; B y ) C ( C x ; C y ) \left\{ \begin{array}{l} A \big (A _ {x}; A _ {y} \big) \\ B \big (B _ {x}; B _ {y} \big) \\ C \big (C _ {x}; C _ {y} \big) \end{array} \right. ⎩ ⎨ ⎧ A ( A x ; A y ) B ( B x ; B y ) C ( C x ; C y )
1) Find the coordinates of the centroid M ( M x ; M y ) M\big(M_x;M_y\big) M ( M x ; M y )
1 step: We find the coordinates of N ( N x ; N y ) N(N_x; N_y) N ( N x ; N y ) - the middle of the side B C BC BC .
B N = C N → { N x = B x + C x 2 N y = B y + C y 2 BN = CN \rightarrow \left\{ \begin{array}{l} N _ {x} = \frac {B _ {x} + C _ {x}}{2} \\ N _ {y} = \frac {B _ {y} + C _ {y}}{2} \end{array} \right. BN = CN → { N x = 2 B x + C x N y = 2 B y + C y
(More information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midpoint)
2 step: Let us find the coordinates of the M ( M x ; M y ) M(M_x; M_y) M ( M x ; M y ) - centroid of the triangle Δ A B C \Delta ABC Δ A BC .
The main property of the triangle's centroid: The centroid is twice as close along any median to the side that the median intersects as it is to the vertex it emanates from.
(More information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Median_(geometry))
Then,
A M : M N = 2 : 1 → { M x = 2 ⋅ N x + 1 ⋅ A x 2 + 1 M y = 2 ⋅ N y + 1 ⋅ A y 2 + 1 → { M x = 2 ⋅ B x + C x 2 + 1 ⋅ A x 2 + 1 M y = 2 ⋅ B y + C y 2 + 1 ⋅ A y 2 + 1 → A M: M N = 2: 1 \rightarrow \left\{\begin{array}{l}M _ {x} = \frac {2 \cdot N _ {x} + 1 \cdot A _ {x}}{2 + 1}\\
M _ {y} = \frac {2 \cdot N _ {y} + 1 \cdot A _ {y}}{2 + 1}\end{array}\right.\rightarrow \left\{\begin{array}{l}M _ {x} = \frac {2 \cdot \frac {B _ {x} + C _ {x}}{2} + 1 \cdot A _ {x}}{2 + 1}\\
M _ {y} = \frac {2 \cdot \frac {B _ {y} + C _ {y}}{2} + 1 \cdot A _ {y}}{2 + 1}\end{array}\right.\rightarrow A M : MN = 2 : 1 → { M x = 2 + 1 2 ⋅ N x + 1 ⋅ A x M y = 2 + 1 2 ⋅ N y + 1 ⋅ A y → ⎩ ⎨ ⎧ M x = 2 + 1 2 ⋅ 2 B x + C x + 1 ⋅ A x M y = 2 + 1 2 ⋅ 2 B y + C y + 1 ⋅ A y → { M x = A x + B x + C x 3 M y = A y + B y + C y 3 \left\{ \begin{array}{l} M _ {x} = \frac {A _ {x} + B _ {x} + C _ {x}}{3} \\ M _ {y} = \frac {A _ {y} + B _ {y} + C _ {y}}{3} \end{array} \right. { M x = 3 A x + B x + C x M y = 3 A y + B y + C y
Conclusion,
{ A ( A x ; A y ) B ( B x ; B y ) C ( C x ; C y ) M ( M x ; M y ) − c e n t r o i d o f t h e t r i a n g l e Δ A B C → { M x = A x + B x + C x 3 M y = A y + B y + C y 3 \left\{ \begin{array}{c} A \big (A _ {x}; A _ {y} \big) \\ B \big (B _ {x}; B _ {y} \big) \\ C \big (C _ {x}; C _ {y} \big) \\ M \big (M _ {x}; M _ {y} \big) - c e n t r o i d o f t h e t r i a n g l e \Delta A B C \end{array} \right. \to \left\{ \begin{array}{c} M _ {x} = \frac {A _ {x} + B _ {x} + C _ {x}}{3} \\ M _ {y} = \frac {A _ {y} + B _ {y} + C _ {y}}{3} \end{array} \right. ⎩ ⎨ ⎧ A ( A x ; A y ) B ( B x ; B y ) C ( C x ; C y ) M ( M x ; M y ) − ce n t ro i d o f t h e t r ian g l e Δ A BC → { M x = 3 A x + B x + C x M y = 3 A y + B y + C y
3) Find the coordinates of the circumcenter U ( U x ; U y ) U\big(U_x;U_y\big) U ( U x ; U y )
By the definition, the circumcenter U ( U x ; U y ) U(U_x;U_y) U ( U x ; U y ) - point is equidistant from all its vertices. We write the equation of the circumscribed of a circle
( X − U x ) 2 + ( Y − U y ) 2 = R 2 (X - U_x)^2 + (Y - U_y)^2 = R^2 ( X − U x ) 2 + ( Y − U y ) 2 = R 2
(More information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle)
Since the vertex of a triangle is on a given circle, their coordinates satisfy this equation:
{ ( A x − U x ) 2 + ( A y − U y ) 2 = R 2 ( B x − U x ) 2 + ( B y − U y ) 2 = R 2 ( C x − U x ) 2 + ( C y − U y ) 2 = R 2 \left\{
\begin{array}{l}
(A_x - U_x)^2 + (A_y - U_y)^2 = R^2 \\
(B_x - U_x)^2 + (B_y - U_y)^2 = R^2 \\
(C_x - U_x)^2 + (C_y - U_y)^2 = R^2
\end{array}
\right. ⎩ ⎨ ⎧ ( A x − U x ) 2 + ( A y − U y ) 2 = R 2 ( B x − U x ) 2 + ( B y − U y ) 2 = R 2 ( C x − U x ) 2 + ( C y − U y ) 2 = R 2
We have obtained a system of three equations with respect to three unknowns: U x ; U y ; R U_x; U_y; R U x ; U y ; R .
We will try to solve this system and find the coordinates of the center.
{ ( A x − U x ) 2 + ( A y − U y ) 2 = R 2 ( B x − U x ) 2 + ( B y − U y ) 2 = R 2 → ( C x − U x ) 2 + ( C y − U y ) 2 = R 2 \left\{
\begin{array}{l}
(A_x - U_x)^2 + (A_y - U_y)^2 = R^2 \\
(B_x - U_x)^2 + (B_y - U_y)^2 = R^2 \rightarrow \\
(C_x - U_x)^2 + (C_y - U_y)^2 = R^2
\end{array}
\right. ⎩ ⎨ ⎧ ( A x − U x ) 2 + ( A y − U y ) 2 = R 2 ( B x − U x ) 2 + ( B y − U y ) 2 = R 2 → ( C x − U x ) 2 + ( C y − U y ) 2 = R 2 { ( A x − U x ) 2 + ( A y − U y ) 2 = ( B x − U x ) 2 + ( B y − U y ) 2 ( A x − U x ) 2 + ( A y − U y ) 2 = ( C x − U x ) 2 + ( C y − U y ) 2 → \left\{
\begin{array}{l}
(A_x - U_x)^2 + (A_y - U_y)^2 = (B_x - U_x)^2 + (B_y - U_y)^2 \\
(A_x - U_x)^2 + (A_y - U_y)^2 = (C_x - U_x)^2 + (C_y - U_y)^2 \rightarrow
\end{array}
\right. { ( A x − U x ) 2 + ( A y − U y ) 2 = ( B x − U x ) 2 + ( B y − U y ) 2 ( A x − U x ) 2 + ( A y − U y ) 2 = ( C x − U x ) 2 + ( C y − U y ) 2 → { A x 2 − 2 A x U x + U x 2 + A y 2 − 2 A y U y + U y 2 = B x 2 − 2 B x U x + U x 2 + B y 2 − 2 B y U y + U y 2 A x 2 − 2 A x U x + U x 2 + A y 2 − 2 A y U y + U y 2 = C x 2 − 2 C x U x + U x 2 + C y 2 − 2 C y U y + U y 2 \left\{
\begin{array}{l}
A_x^2 - 2A_xU_x + U_x^2 + A_y^2 - 2A_yU_y + U_y^2 = B_x^2 - 2B_xU_x + U_x^2 + B_y^2 - 2B_yU_y + U_y^2 \\
A_x^2 - 2A_xU_x + U_x^2 + A_y^2 - 2A_yU_y + U_y^2 = C_x^2 - 2C_xU_x + U_x^2 + C_y^2 - 2C_yU_y + U_y^2
\end{array}
\right. { A x 2 − 2 A x U x + U x 2 + A y 2 − 2 A y U y + U y 2 = B x 2 − 2 B x U x + U x 2 + B y 2 − 2 B y U y + U y 2 A x 2 − 2 A x U x + U x 2 + A y 2 − 2 A y U y + U y 2 = C x 2 − 2 C x U x + U x 2 + C y 2 − 2 C y U y + U y 2 { − 2 A x U x + 2 B x U x − 2 A y U y + 2 B y U y = B x 2 − A x 2 + B y 2 − A y 2 − 2 A x U x + 2 C x U x − 2 A y U y + 2 C y U y = C x 2 − A x 2 + C y 2 − A y 2 \left\{
\begin{array}{l}
-2A_xU_x + 2B_xU_x - 2A_yU_y + 2B_yU_y = B_x^2 - A_x^2 + B_y^2 - A_y^2 \\
-2A_xU_x + 2C_xU_x - 2A_yU_y + 2C_yU_y = C_x^2 - A_x^2 + C_y^2 - A_y^2
\end{array}
\right. { − 2 A x U x + 2 B x U x − 2 A y U y + 2 B y U y = B x 2 − A x 2 + B y 2 − A y 2 − 2 A x U x + 2 C x U x − 2 A y U y + 2 C y U y = C x 2 − A x 2 + C y 2 − A y 2 { 2 U x ( B x − A x ) + 2 U y ( B y − A y ) = B x 2 − A x 2 + B y 2 − A y 2 2 U x ( C x − A x ) + 2 U y ( C y − A y ) = C x 2 − A x 2 + C y 2 − A y 2 \left\{
\begin{array}{l}
2U_x(B_x - A_x) + 2U_y(B_y - A_y) = B_x^2 - A_x^2 + B_y^2 - A_y^2 \\
2U_x(C_x - A_x) + 2U_y(C_y - A_y) = C_x^2 - A_x^2 + C_y^2 - A_y^2
\end{array}
\right. { 2 U x ( B x − A x ) + 2 U y ( B y − A y ) = B x 2 − A x 2 + B y 2 − A y 2 2 U x ( C x − A x ) + 2 U y ( C y − A y ) = C x 2 − A x 2 + C y 2 − A y 2
1 step: From this system we find U x U_{x} U x
{ 2 U x ( B x − A x ) + 2 U y ( B y − A y ) = B x 2 − A x 2 + B y 2 − A y 2 ∣ × ( C y − A y ) 2 U x ( C x − A x ) + 2 U y ( C y − A y ) = C x 2 − A x 2 + C y 2 − A y 2 ∣ × ( B y − A y ) \left\{ \begin{array}{l} 2 U _ {x} (B _ {x} - A _ {x}) + 2 U _ {y} \big (B _ {y} - A _ {y} \big) = B _ {x} ^ {2} - A _ {x} ^ {2} + B _ {y} ^ {2} - A _ {y} ^ {2} \big | \times \big (C _ {y} - A _ {y} \big) \\ 2 U _ {x} (C _ {x} - A _ {x}) + 2 U _ {y} \big (C _ {y} - A _ {y} \big) = C _ {x} ^ {2} - A _ {x} ^ {2} + C _ {y} ^ {2} - A _ {y} ^ {2} \big | \times \big (B _ {y} - A _ {y} \big) \end{array} \right. { 2 U x ( B x − A x ) + 2 U y ( B y − A y ) = B x 2 − A x 2 + B y 2 − A y 2 ∣ ∣ × ( C y − A y ) 2 U x ( C x − A x ) + 2 U y ( C y − A y ) = C x 2 − A x 2 + C y 2 − A y 2 ∣ ∣ × ( B y − A y ) { 2 U x ( B x − A x ) ( C y − A y ) + 2 U y ( B y − A y ) ( C y − A y ) = ( B x 2 − A x 2 + B y 2 − A y 2 ) ( C y − A y ) 2 U x ( C x − A x ) ( B y − A y ) + 2 U y ( C y − A y ) ( B y − A y ) = ( C x 2 − A x 2 + C y 2 − A y 2 ) ( B y − A y ) \left\{ \begin{array}{l} 2 U _ {x} (B _ {x} - A _ {x}) \big (C _ {y} - A _ {y} \big) + 2 U _ {y} \big (B _ {y} - A _ {y} \big) \big (C _ {y} - A _ {y} \big) = \big (B _ {x} ^ {2} - A _ {x} ^ {2} + B _ {y} ^ {2} - A _ {y} ^ {2} \big) \big (C _ {y} - A _ {y} \big) \\ 2 U _ {x} (C _ {x} - A _ {x}) \big (B _ {y} - A _ {y} \big) + 2 U _ {y} \big (C _ {y} - A _ {y} \big) \big (B _ {y} - A _ {y} \big) = \big (C _ {x} ^ {2} - A _ {x} ^ {2} + C _ {y} ^ {2} - A _ {y} ^ {2} \big) \big (B _ {y} - A _ {y} \big) \end{array} \right. { 2 U x ( B x − A x ) ( C y − A y ) + 2 U y ( B y − A y ) ( C y − A y ) = ( B x 2 − A x 2 + B y 2 − A y 2 ) ( C y − A y ) 2 U x ( C x − A x ) ( B y − A y ) + 2 U y ( C y − A y ) ( B y − A y ) = ( C x 2 − A x 2 + C y 2 − A y 2 ) ( B y − A y ) 2 U x ( B x − A x ) ( C y − A y ) − 2 U x ( C x − A x ) ( B y − A y ) = = ( B x 2 − A x 2 + B y 2 − A y 2 ) ( C y − A y ) − ( C x 2 − A x 2 + C y 2 − A y 2 ) ( B y − A y ) → \begin{array}{l} 2 U _ {x} \left(B _ {x} - A _ {x}\right) \left(C _ {y} - A _ {y}\right) - 2 U _ {x} \left(C _ {x} - A _ {x}\right) \left(B _ {y} - A _ {y}\right) = \\ = \left(B _ {x} ^ {2} - A _ {x} ^ {2} + B _ {y} ^ {2} - A _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(C _ {y} - A _ {y}\right) - \left(C _ {x} ^ {2} - A _ {x} ^ {2} + C _ {y} ^ {2} - A _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(B _ {y} - A _ {y}\right)\rightarrow \\ \end{array} 2 U x ( B x − A x ) ( C y − A y ) − 2 U x ( C x − A x ) ( B y − A y ) = = ( B x 2 − A x 2 + B y 2 − A y 2 ) ( C y − A y ) − ( C x 2 − A x 2 + C y 2 − A y 2 ) ( B y − A y ) → U x = ( B x 2 − A x 2 + B y 2 − A y 2 ) ( C y − A y ) − ( C x 2 − A x 2 + C y 2 − A y 2 ) ( B y − A y ) 2 ( ( B x − A x ) ( C y − A y ) − ( C x − A x ) ( B y − A y ) ) U _ {x} = \frac {\left(B _ {x} ^ {2} - A _ {x} ^ {2} + B _ {y} ^ {2} - A _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(C _ {y} - A _ {y}\right) - \left(C _ {x} ^ {2} - A _ {x} ^ {2} + C _ {y} ^ {2} - A _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(B _ {y} - A _ {y}\right)}{2 \left(\left(B _ {x} - A _ {x}\right) \left(C _ {y} - A _ {y}\right) - \left(C _ {x} - A _ {x}\right) \left(B _ {y} - A _ {y}\right)\right)} U x = 2 ( ( B x − A x ) ( C y − A y ) − ( C x − A x ) ( B y − A y ) ) ( B x 2 − A x 2 + B y 2 − A y 2 ) ( C y − A y ) − ( C x 2 − A x 2 + C y 2 − A y 2 ) ( B y − A y )
We transform this expression a little:
( B x − A x ) ( C y − A y ) − ( C x − A x ) ( B y − A y ) = = B x C y − B x A y − A x C y + A x A y − C x B y + C x A y + A x B y − A x A y = = ( A x B y − A x C y ) + ( B x C y − B x A y ) + ( C x A y − C x B y ) = = A x ( B y − C y ) + B x ( C y − A y ) + C x ( A y − B y ) \begin{array}{l} \left(B _ {x} - A _ {x}\right) \left(C _ {y} - A _ {y}\right) - \left(C _ {x} - A _ {x}\right) \left(B _ {y} - A _ {y}\right) = \\ = B _ {x} C _ {y} - B _ {x} A _ {y} - A _ {x} C _ {y} + A _ {x} A _ {y} - C _ {x} B _ {y} + C _ {x} A _ {y} + A _ {x} B _ {y} - A _ {x} A _ {y} = \\ = \left(A _ {x} B _ {y} - A _ {x} C _ {y}\right) + \left(B _ {x} C _ {y} - B _ {x} A _ {y}\right) + \left(C _ {x} A _ {y} - C _ {x} B _ {y}\right) = \\ = A _ {x} \left(B _ {y} - C _ {y}\right) + B _ {x} \left(C _ {y} - A _ {y}\right) + C _ {x} \left(A _ {y} - B _ {y}\right) \\ \end{array} ( B x − A x ) ( C y − A y ) − ( C x − A x ) ( B y − A y ) = = B x C y − B x A y − A x C y + A x A y − C x B y + C x A y + A x B y − A x A y = = ( A x B y − A x C y ) + ( B x C y − B x A y ) + ( C x A y − C x B y ) = = A x ( B y − C y ) + B x ( C y − A y ) + C x ( A y − B y ) B x − A x ) ( C y − A y ) − ( C x − A x ) ( B y − A y ) = A x ( B y − C y ) + B x ( C y − A y ) + C x ( A y − B y ) B _ {x} - A _ {x}) \left(C _ {y} - A _ {y}\right) - \left(C _ {x} - A _ {x}\right) \left(B _ {y} - A _ {y}\right) = A _ {x} \left(B _ {y} - C _ {y}\right) + B _ {x} \left(C _ {y} - A _ {y}\right) + C _ {x} \left(A _ {y} - B _ {y}\right) B x − A x ) ( C y − A y ) − ( C x − A x ) ( B y − A y ) = A x ( B y − C y ) + B x ( C y − A y ) + C x ( A y − B y ) ( B x 2 − A x 2 + B y 2 − A y 2 ) ( C y − A y ) − ( C x 2 − A x 2 + C y 2 − A y 2 ) ( B y − A y ) = = ( B x 2 + B y 2 ) ( C y − A y ) − ( A x 2 + A y 2 ) ( C y − A y ) − − ( C x 2 + C y 2 ) ( B y − A y ) + ( A x 2 + A y 2 ) ( B y − A y ) = = ( A x 2 + A y 2 ) ( B y − A y − C y + A y ) + ( B x 2 + B y 2 ) ( C y − A y ) + ( C x 2 + C y 2 ) ( A y − B y ) = = ( A x 2 + A y 2 ) ( B y − C y ) + ( B x 2 + B y 2 ) ( C y − A y ) + ( C x 2 + C y 2 ) ( A y − B y ) \begin{array}{l} \left(B _ {x} ^ {2} - A _ {x} ^ {2} + B _ {y} ^ {2} - A _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(C _ {y} - A _ {y}\right) - \left(C _ {x} ^ {2} - A _ {x} ^ {2} + C _ {y} ^ {2} - A _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(B _ {y} - A _ {y}\right) = \\ = \left(B _ {x} ^ {2} + B _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(C _ {y} - A _ {y}\right) - \left(A _ {x} ^ {2} + A _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(C _ {y} - A _ {y}\right) - \\ - \left(C _ {x} ^ {2} + C _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(B _ {y} - A _ {y}\right) + \left(A _ {x} ^ {2} + A _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(B _ {y} - A _ {y}\right) = \\ = \left(A _ {x} ^ {2} + A _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(B _ {y} - A _ {y} - C _ {y} + A _ {y}\right) + \left(B _ {x} ^ {2} + B _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(C _ {y} - A _ {y}\right) + \left(C _ {x} ^ {2} + C _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(A _ {y} - B _ {y}\right) = \\ = \left(A _ {x} ^ {2} + A _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(B _ {y} - C _ {y}\right) + \left(B _ {x} ^ {2} + B _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(C _ {y} - A _ {y}\right) + \left(C _ {x} ^ {2} + C _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(A _ {y} - B _ {y}\right) \\ \end{array} ( B x 2 − A x 2 + B y 2 − A y 2 ) ( C y − A y ) − ( C x 2 − A x 2 + C y 2 − A y 2 ) ( B y − A y ) = = ( B x 2 + B y 2 ) ( C y − A y ) − ( A x 2 + A y 2 ) ( C y − A y ) − − ( C x 2 + C y 2 ) ( B y − A y ) + ( A x 2 + A y 2 ) ( B y − A y ) = = ( A x 2 + A y 2 ) ( B y − A y − C y + A y ) + ( B x 2 + B y 2 ) ( C y − A y ) + ( C x 2 + C y 2 ) ( A y − B y ) = = ( A x 2 + A y 2 ) ( B y − C y ) + ( B x 2 + B y 2 ) ( C y − A y ) + ( C x 2 + C y 2 ) ( A y − B y ) ( B x 2 − A x 2 + B y 2 − A y 2 ) ( C y − A y ) − ( C x 2 − A x 2 + C y 2 − A y 2 ) ( B y − A y ) = = ( A x 2 + A y 2 ) ( B y − C y ) + ( B x 2 + B y 2 ) ( C y − A y ) + ( C x 2 + C y 2 ) ( A y − B y ) \begin{array}{l} \boxed {\left(B _ {x} ^ {2} - A _ {x} ^ {2} + B _ {y} ^ {2} - A _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(C _ {y} - A _ {y}\right) - \left(C _ {x} ^ {2} - A _ {x} ^ {2} + C _ {y} ^ {2} - A _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(B _ {y} - A _ {y}\right) =} \\ = \left(A _ {x} ^ {2} + A _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(B _ {y} - C _ {y}\right) + \left(B _ {x} ^ {2} + B _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(C _ {y} - A _ {y}\right) + \left(C _ {x} ^ {2} + C _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(A _ {y} - B _ {y}\right) \\ \end{array} ( B x 2 − A x 2 + B y 2 − A y 2 ) ( C y − A y ) − ( C x 2 − A x 2 + C y 2 − A y 2 ) ( B y − A y ) = = ( A x 2 + A y 2 ) ( B y − C y ) + ( B x 2 + B y 2 ) ( C y − A y ) + ( C x 2 + C y 2 ) ( A y − B y )
Then,
U x = ( A x 2 + A y 2 ) ( B y − C y ) + ( B x 2 + B y 2 ) ( C y − A y ) + ( C x 2 + C y 2 ) ( A y − B y ) 2 ( A x ( B y − C y ) + B x ( C y − A y ) + C x ( A y − B y ) ) U _ {x} = \frac {\left(A _ {x} ^ {2} + A _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(B _ {y} - C _ {y}\right) + \left(B _ {x} ^ {2} + B _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(C _ {y} - A _ {y}\right) + \left(C _ {x} ^ {2} + C _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(A _ {y} - B _ {y}\right)}{2 \left(A _ {x} \left(B _ {y} - C _ {y}\right) + B _ {x} \left(C _ {y} - A _ {y}\right) + C _ {x} \left(A _ {y} - B _ {y}\right)\right)} U x = 2 ( A x ( B y − C y ) + B x ( C y − A y ) + C x ( A y − B y ) ) ( A x 2 + A y 2 ) ( B y − C y ) + ( B x 2 + B y 2 ) ( C y − A y ) + ( C x 2 + C y 2 ) ( A y − B y )
2 step: From this system we find U y U_y U y
{ 2 U x ( B x − A x ) + 2 U y ( B y − A y ) = B x 2 − A x 2 + B y 2 − A y 2 ∣ × ( C x − A x ) 2 U x ( C x − A x ) + 2 U y ( C y − A y ) = C x 2 − A x 2 + C y 2 − A y 2 ∣ × ( B x − A x ) \left\{ \begin{array}{l} 2 U _ {x} (B _ {x} - A _ {x}) + 2 U _ {y} (B _ {y} - A _ {y}) = B _ {x} ^ {2} - A _ {x} ^ {2} + B _ {y} ^ {2} - A _ {y} ^ {2} \big | \times (C _ {x} - A _ {x}) \\ 2 U _ {x} (C _ {x} - A _ {x}) + 2 U _ {y} (C _ {y} - A _ {y}) = C _ {x} ^ {2} - A _ {x} ^ {2} + C _ {y} ^ {2} - A _ {y} ^ {2} \big | \times (B _ {x} - A _ {x}) \end{array} \right. { 2 U x ( B x − A x ) + 2 U y ( B y − A y ) = B x 2 − A x 2 + B y 2 − A y 2 ∣ ∣ × ( C x − A x ) 2 U x ( C x − A x ) + 2 U y ( C y − A y ) = C x 2 − A x 2 + C y 2 − A y 2 ∣ ∣ × ( B x − A x ) { 2 U x ( B x − A x ) ( C x − A x ) + 2 U y ( B y − A y ) ( C x − A x ) = ( B x 2 − A x 2 + B y 2 − A y 2 ) ( C x − A x ) 2 U x ( C x − A x ) ( B x − A x ) + 2 U y ( C y − A y ) ( B x − A x ) = ( C x 2 − A x 2 + C y 2 − A y 2 ) ( B x − A x ) \left\{ \begin{array}{l} 2 U _ {x} (B _ {x} - A _ {x}) (C _ {x} - A _ {x}) + 2 U _ {y} (B _ {y} - A _ {y}) (C _ {x} - A _ {x}) = (B _ {x} ^ {2} - A _ {x} ^ {2} + B _ {y} ^ {2} - A _ {y} ^ {2}) (C _ {x} - A _ {x}) \\ 2 U _ {x} (C _ {x} - A _ {x}) (B _ {x} - A _ {x}) + 2 U _ {y} (C _ {y} - A _ {y}) (B _ {x} - A _ {x}) = (C _ {x} ^ {2} - A _ {x} ^ {2} + C _ {y} ^ {2} - A _ {y} ^ {2}) (B _ {x} - A _ {x}) \end{array} \right. { 2 U x ( B x − A x ) ( C x − A x ) + 2 U y ( B y − A y ) ( C x − A x ) = ( B x 2 − A x 2 + B y 2 − A y 2 ) ( C x − A x ) 2 U x ( C x − A x ) ( B x − A x ) + 2 U y ( C y − A y ) ( B x − A x ) = ( C x 2 − A x 2 + C y 2 − A y 2 ) ( B x − A x ) 2 U y ( B y − A y ) ( C x − A x ) − 2 U x ( C y − A y ) ( B x − A x ) = = ( B x 2 − A x 2 + B y 2 − A y 2 ) ( C x − A x ) − ( C x 2 − A x 2 + C y 2 − A y 2 ) ( B x − A x ) → \begin{array}{l} 2 U _ {y} \left(B _ {y} - A _ {y}\right) \left(C _ {x} - A _ {x}\right) - 2 U _ {x} \left(C _ {y} - A _ {y}\right) \left(B _ {x} - A _ {x}\right) = \\ = \left(B _ {x} ^ {2} - A _ {x} ^ {2} + B _ {y} ^ {2} - A _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(C _ {x} - A _ {x}\right) - \left(C _ {x} ^ {2} - A _ {x} ^ {2} + C _ {y} ^ {2} - A _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(B _ {x} - A _ {x}\right)\rightarrow \\ \end{array} 2 U y ( B y − A y ) ( C x − A x ) − 2 U x ( C y − A y ) ( B x − A x ) = = ( B x 2 − A x 2 + B y 2 − A y 2 ) ( C x − A x ) − ( C x 2 − A x 2 + C y 2 − A y 2 ) ( B x − A x ) → U y = ( B x 2 − A x 2 + B y 2 − A y 2 ) ( C x − A x ) − ( C x 2 − A x 2 + C y 2 − A y 2 ) ( B x − A x ) 2 ( ( B y − A y ) ( C x − A x ) − ( C y − A y ) ( B x − A x ) ) U _ {y} = \frac {\left(B _ {x} ^ {2} - A _ {x} ^ {2} + B _ {y} ^ {2} - A _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(C _ {x} - A _ {x}\right) - \left(C _ {x} ^ {2} - A _ {x} ^ {2} + C _ {y} ^ {2} - A _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(B _ {x} - A _ {x}\right)}{2 \left(\left(B _ {y} - A _ {y}\right) \left(C _ {x} - A _ {x}\right) - \left(C _ {y} - A _ {y}\right) \left(B _ {x} - A _ {x}\right)\right)} U y = 2 ( ( B y − A y ) ( C x − A x ) − ( C y − A y ) ( B x − A x ) ) ( B x 2 − A x 2 + B y 2 − A y 2 ) ( C x − A x ) − ( C x 2 − A x 2 + C y 2 − A y 2 ) ( B x − A x )
Applying similar transformations, we obtain
U y = ( A x 2 + A y 2 ) ( C x − B x ) + ( B x 2 + B y 2 ) ( A x − C x ) + ( C x 2 + C y 2 ) ( B x − A x ) 2 ( A x ( B y − C y ) + B x ( C y − A y ) + C x ( A y − B y ) ) U _ {y} = \frac {\left(A _ {x} ^ {2} + A _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(C _ {x} - B _ {x}\right) + \left(B _ {x} ^ {2} + B _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(A _ {x} - C _ {x}\right) + \left(C _ {x} ^ {2} + C _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(B _ {x} - A _ {x}\right)}{2 \left(A _ {x} \left(B _ {y} - C _ {y}\right) + B _ {x} \left(C _ {y} - A _ {y}\right) + C _ {x} \left(A _ {y} - B _ {y}\right)\right)} U y = 2 ( A x ( B y − C y ) + B x ( C y − A y ) + C x ( A y − B y ) ) ( A x 2 + A y 2 ) ( C x − B x ) + ( B x 2 + B y 2 ) ( A x − C x ) + ( C x 2 + C y 2 ) ( B x − A x )
Conclusion,
{ A ( A x ; A y ) B ( B x ; B y ) C ( C x ; C y ) U ( U x ; U y ) − the circumcenter of the triangle Δ A B C → \left\{ \begin{array}{c} A \big (A _ {x}; A _ {y} \big) \\ B \big (B _ {x}; B _ {y} \big) \\ C \big (C _ {x}; C _ {y} \big) \\ U \big (U _ {x}; U _ {y} \big) - \text{the circumcenter of the triangle } \Delta ABC \end{array} \right. \to ⎩ ⎨ ⎧ A ( A x ; A y ) B ( B x ; B y ) C ( C x ; C y ) U ( U x ; U y ) − the circumcenter of the triangle Δ A BC → { U x = ( A x 2 + A y 2 ) ( B y − C y ) + ( B x 2 + B y 2 ) ( C y − A y ) + ( C x 2 + C y 2 ) ( A y − B y ) 2 ( A x ( B y − C y ) + B x ( C y − A y ) + C x ( A y − B y ) ) U y = ( A x 2 + A y 2 ) ( C x − B x ) + ( B x 2 + B y 2 ) ( A x − C x ) + ( C x 2 + C y 2 ) ( B x − A x ) 2 ( A x ( B y − C y ) + B x ( C y − A y ) + C x ( A y − B y ) ) \left\{ \begin{array}{l} U _ {x} = \dfrac {\left(A _ {x} ^ {2} + A _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(B _ {y} - C _ {y}\right) + \left(B _ {x} ^ {2} + B _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(C _ {y} - A _ {y}\right) + \left(C _ {x} ^ {2} + C _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(A _ {y} - B _ {y}\right)}{2 \left(A _ {x} \left(B _ {y} - C _ {y}\right) + B _ {x} \left(C _ {y} - A _ {y}\right) + C _ {x} \left(A _ {y} - B _ {y}\right)\right)} \\ U _ {y} = \dfrac {\left(A _ {x} ^ {2} + A _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(C _ {x} - B _ {x}\right) + \left(B _ {x} ^ {2} + B _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(A _ {x} - C _ {x}\right) + \left(C _ {x} ^ {2} + C _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(B _ {x} - A _ {x}\right)}{2 \left(A _ {x} \left(B _ {y} - C _ {y}\right) + B _ {x} \left(C _ {y} - A _ {y}\right) + C _ {x} \left(A _ {y} - B _ {y}\right)\right)} \end{array} \right. ⎩ ⎨ ⎧ U x = 2 ( A x ( B y − C y ) + B x ( C y − A y ) + C x ( A y − B y ) ) ( A x 2 + A y 2 ) ( B y − C y ) + ( B x 2 + B y 2 ) ( C y − A y ) + ( C x 2 + C y 2 ) ( A y − B y ) U y = 2 ( A x ( B y − C y ) + B x ( C y − A y ) + C x ( A y − B y ) ) ( A x 2 + A y 2 ) ( C x − B x ) + ( B x 2 + B y 2 ) ( A x − C x ) + ( C x 2 + C y 2 ) ( B x − A x )
(More information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumscribed_circle)
2) Find the coordinates of the orthocenter - H ( H x ; H y ) H\bigl (H_x;H_y\bigr) H ( H x ; H y )
We can use such properties as
U H ‾ = U A ‾ + U B ‾ + U C ‾ , where U − the circumcenter of the triangle Δ A B C \overline{UH} = \overline{UA} + \overline{UB} + \overline{UC}, \text{ where } U - \text{the circumcenter of the triangle } \Delta ABC U H = U A + U B + U C , where U − the circumcenter of the triangle Δ A BC
(More information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altitude_(triangle))
In our case,
{ U H ‾ = ( H x − U x ; H y − U y ) U A ‾ = ( A x − U x ; A y − U y ) U B ‾ = ( B x − U x ; B y − U y ) U C ‾ = ( C x − U x ; C y − U y ) ⇒ \left\{ \begin{array}{l}
\overline{UH} = (H_x - U_x; H_y - U_y) \\
\overline{UA} = (A_x - U_x; A_y - U_y) \\
\overline{UB} = (B_x - U_x; B_y - U_y) \\
\overline{UC} = (C_x - U_x; C_y - U_y)
\end{array} \right.
\Rightarrow ⎩ ⎨ ⎧ U H = ( H x − U x ; H y − U y ) U A = ( A x − U x ; A y − U y ) U B = ( B x − U x ; B y − U y ) U C = ( C x − U x ; C y − U y ) ⇒ H x − U x = ( A x − U x ) + ( B x − U x ) + ( B x − U x ) ⇒ H_x - U_x = (A_x - U_x) + (B_x - U_x) + (B_x - U_x) \Rightarrow H x − U x = ( A x − U x ) + ( B x − U x ) + ( B x − U x ) ⇒ H x = ( A x + B x + C x ) − 2 U x \boxed{H_x = (A_x + B_x + C_x) - 2U_x} H x = ( A x + B x + C x ) − 2 U x H y − U y = ( A y − U y ) + ( B y − U y ) + ( B y − U y ) ⇒ H_y - U_y = (A_y - U_y) + (B_y - U_y) + (B_y - U_y) \Rightarrow H y − U y = ( A y − U y ) + ( B y − U y ) + ( B y − U y ) ⇒ H y = ( A y + B y + C y ) − 2 U y \boxed{H_y = (A_y + B_y + C_y) - 2U_y} H y = ( A y + B y + C y ) − 2 U y
As we know
\left\{ \begin{array}{l}
U_x = \dfrac{(A_x^2 + A_y^2)(B_y - C_y) + (B_x^2 + B_y^2)(C_y - A_y) + (C_x^2 + C_y^2)(A_y - B_y)}{2(A_x(B_y - C_y) + B_x(C_y - A_y) + C_x(A_y - B_y))} \\
U_y = \dfrac{(A_x^2 + A_y^2)(C_x - B_x) + (B_x^2 + B_y^2)(A_x - C_x) + (C_x^2 + C_y^2)(B_x - A_x)}{2(A_x(B_y - C_y) + B_x(C_y - A_y) + C_x(A_y - B_y))
\end{array} \right.
Then,
H x = ( A x + B x + C x ) − 2 ⋅ ( A x 2 + A y 2 ) ( B y − C y ) + ( B x 2 + B y 2 ) ( C y − A y ) + ( C x 2 + C y 2 ) ( A y − B y ) 2 ( A x ( B y − C y ) + B x ( C y − A y ) + C x ( A y − B y ) ) \begin{array}{l}
H _ {x} = \left(A _ {x} + B _ {x} + C _ {x}\right) - 2 \\
\cdot \frac {\left(A _ {x} ^ {2} + A _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(B _ {y} - C _ {y}\right) + \left(B _ {x} ^ {2} + B _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(C _ {y} - A _ {y}\right) + \left(C _ {x} ^ {2} + C _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(A _ {y} - B _ {y}\right)}{2 \left(A _ {x} \left(B _ {y} - C _ {y}\right) + B _ {x} \left(C _ {y} - A _ {y}\right) + C _ {x} \left(A _ {y} - B _ {y}\right)\right)} \\
\end{array} H x = ( A x + B x + C x ) − 2 ⋅ 2 ( A x ( B y − C y ) + B x ( C y − A y ) + C x ( A y − B y ) ) ( A x 2 + A y 2 ) ( B y − C y ) + ( B x 2 + B y 2 ) ( C y − A y ) + ( C x 2 + C y 2 ) ( A y − B y ) H y = ( A y + B y + C y ) − 2 ⋅ ( A x 2 + A y 2 ) ( C x − B x ) + ( B x 2 + B y 2 ) ( A x − C x ) + ( C x 2 + C y 2 ) ( B x − A x ) 2 ( A x ( B y − C y ) + B x ( C y − A y ) + C x ( A y − B y ) ) \begin{array}{l}
H _ {y} = \left(A _ {y} + B _ {y} + C _ {y}\right) - 2 \\
\cdot \frac {\left(A _ {x} ^ {2} + A _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(C _ {x} - B _ {x}\right) + \left(B _ {x} ^ {2} + B _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(A _ {x} - C _ {x}\right) + \left(C _ {x} ^ {2} + C _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(B _ {x} - A _ {x}\right)}{2 \left(A _ {x} \left(B _ {y} - C _ {y}\right) + B _ {x} \left(C _ {y} - A _ {y}\right) + C _ {x} \left(A _ {y} - B _ {y}\right)\right)} \\
\end{array} H y = ( A y + B y + C y ) − 2 ⋅ 2 ( A x ( B y − C y ) + B x ( C y − A y ) + C x ( A y − B y ) ) ( A x 2 + A y 2 ) ( C x − B x ) + ( B x 2 + B y 2 ) ( A x − C x ) + ( C x 2 + C y 2 ) ( B x − A x )
Or
H x = ( A x + B x + C x ) − ( A x 2 + A y 2 ) ( B y − C y ) + ( B x 2 + B y 2 ) ( C y − A y ) + ( C x 2 + C y 2 ) ( A y − B y ) ( A x ( B y − C y ) + B x ( C y − A y ) + C x ( A y − B y ) ) H _ {x} = \left(A _ {x} + B _ {x} + C _ {x}\right) - \frac {\left(A _ {x} ^ {2} + A _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(B _ {y} - C _ {y}\right) + \left(B _ {x} ^ {2} + B _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(C _ {y} - A _ {y}\right) + \left(C _ {x} ^ {2} + C _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(A _ {y} - B _ {y}\right)}{\left(A _ {x} \left(B _ {y} - C _ {y}\right) + B _ {x} \left(C _ {y} - A _ {y}\right) + C _ {x} \left(A _ {y} - B _ {y}\right)\right)} H x = ( A x + B x + C x ) − ( A x ( B y − C y ) + B x ( C y − A y ) + C x ( A y − B y ) ) ( A x 2 + A y 2 ) ( B y − C y ) + ( B x 2 + B y 2 ) ( C y − A y ) + ( C x 2 + C y 2 ) ( A y − B y ) H y = ( A y + B y + C y ) − ( A x 2 + A y 2 ) ( C x − B x ) + ( B x 2 + B y 2 ) ( A x − C x ) + ( C x 2 + C y 2 ) ( B x − A x ) 2 ( A x ( B y − C y ) + B x ( C y − A y ) + C x ( A y − B y ) ) H _ {y} = \left(A _ {y} + B _ {y} + C _ {y}\right) - \frac {\left(A _ {x} ^ {2} + A _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(C _ {x} - B _ {x}\right) + \left(B _ {x} ^ {2} + B _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(A _ {x} - C _ {x}\right) + \left(C _ {x} ^ {2} + C _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(B _ {x} - A _ {x}\right)}{2 \left(A _ {x} \left(B _ {y} - C _ {y}\right) + B _ {x} \left(C _ {y} - A _ {y}\right) + C _ {x} \left(A _ {y} - B _ {y}\right)\right)} H y = ( A y + B y + C y ) − 2 ( A x ( B y − C y ) + B x ( C y − A y ) + C x ( A y − B y ) ) ( A x 2 + A y 2 ) ( C x − B x ) + ( B x 2 + B y 2 ) ( A x − C x ) + ( C x 2 + C y 2 ) ( B x − A x )
Conclusion,
{ A ( A x ; A y ) B ( B x ; B y ) C ( C x ; C y ) H ( H x ; H y ) − the orthocenter of the triangle Δ A B C → \left\{
\begin{array}{c}
A \big (A _ {x}; A _ {y} \big) \\
B \big (B _ {x}; B _ {y} \big) \\
C \big (C _ {x}; C _ {y} \big) \\
H \big (H _ {x}; H _ {y} \big) - \text{the orthocenter of the triangle } \Delta ABC
\end{array}
\right.
\rightarrow ⎩ ⎨ ⎧ A ( A x ; A y ) B ( B x ; B y ) C ( C x ; C y ) H ( H x ; H y ) − the orthocenter of the triangle Δ A BC → { H x = ( A x + B x + C x ) − ( A x 2 + A y 2 ) ( B y − C y ) + ( B x 2 + B y 2 ) ( C y − A y ) + ( C x 2 + C y 2 ) ( A y − B y ) ( A x ( B y − C y ) + B x ( C y − A y ) + C x ( A y − B y ) ) H y = ( A y + B y + C y ) − ( A x 2 + A y 2 ) ( C x − B x ) + ( B x 2 + B y 2 ) ( A x − C x ) + ( C x 2 + C y 2 ) ( B x − A x ) 2 ( A x ( B y − C y ) + B x ( C y − A y ) + C x ( A y − B y ) ) \left\{
\begin{array}{l}
H _ {x} = \left(A _ {x} + B _ {x} + C _ {x}\right) - \frac {\left(A _ {x} ^ {2} + A _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(B _ {y} - C _ {y}\right) + \left(B _ {x} ^ {2} + B _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(C _ {y} - A _ {y}\right) + \left(C _ {x} ^ {2} + C _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(A _ {y} - B _ {y}\right)}{\left(A _ {x} \left(B _ {y} - C _ {y}\right) + B _ {x} \left(C _ {y} - A _ {y}\right) + C _ {x} \left(A _ {y} - B _ {y}\right)\right)} \\
H _ {y} = \left(A _ {y} + B _ {y} + C _ {y}\right) - \frac {\left(A _ {x} ^ {2} + A _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(C _ {x} - B _ {x}\right) + \left(B _ {x} ^ {2} + B _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(A _ {x} - C _ {x}\right) + \left(C _ {x} ^ {2} + C _ {y} ^ {2}\right) \left(B _ {x} - A _ {x}\right)}{2 \left(A _ {x} \left(B _ {y} - C _ {y}\right) + B _ {x} \left(C _ {y} - A _ {y}\right) + C _ {x} \left(A _ {y} - B _ {y}\right)\right)}
\end{array}
\right. ⎩ ⎨ ⎧ H x = ( A x + B x + C x ) − ( A x ( B y − C y ) + B x ( C y − A y ) + C x ( A y − B y ) ) ( A x 2 + A y 2 ) ( B y − C y ) + ( B x 2 + B y 2 ) ( C y − A y ) + ( C x 2 + C y 2 ) ( A y − B y ) H y = ( A y + B y + C y ) − 2 ( A x ( B y − C y ) + B x ( C y − A y ) + C x ( A y − B y ) ) ( A x 2 + A y 2 ) ( C x − B x ) + ( B x 2 + B y 2 ) ( A x − C x ) + ( C x 2 + C y 2 ) ( B x − A x )
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