Some Triangle

Geometry Level 4

If A 1 A 2 A 3 = 5 0 \angle A_{1}A_{2}A_{3}=50^ \circ ,then what is H 1 H 2 H 3 \angle H_{1}H_{2}H_{3} in degrees? ( H H is the orthocenter)


The answer is 80.

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1 solution

Vilakshan Gupta
Apr 28, 2018

As A 1 A 2 A 3 = 5 0 \angle A_1A_2A_3=50^{\circ} A 2 A 1 H 1 = 4 0 \implies \angle A_2A_1H_1=40^{\circ} because A 2 A 1 H 1 A_2A_1H_1 is a right triangle and notice that the quadrilatral A 1 H 2 H H 3 A_1H_2HH_3 is cyclic.

It is the property of a triangle that H H (orthocentre) of the triangle is the incentre of the pedal triangle (triangle formed by joining the feet of the perpendiculars).

Therefore H 3 A 1 H = H 3 H 2 H = 4 0 \angle H_3A_1H=H_3H_2H=40^{\circ} as the quadrilateral is cyclic and thus the angles in the same segment are equal.

Now just double the angle to get H 1 H 2 H 3 = 8 0 \angle H_1H_2H_3=\boxed{80^{\circ}}

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