X4

ORTHOCENTER

X4 is the point of concurrence of the altitudes of ABC.
< A B C >: Reference Triangle △ABC < H_a H_b H_c >: Orthic Triangle △H_a H_b H_c [ A B ]: Sideline AB (Base c = 1) [ B C ]: Sideline BC (Side a) [ C A ]: Sideline CA (Side b) [ A H_a ]: A-Altitude [ B H_b ]: B-Altitude [ C H_c ]: C-Altitude { 2, 3 }: Euler Line { 9, 10 }: Orthocenter–Spieker Line { 15, 17 }: Central Line L(15, 17) { 1, 33 }: Incenter–Orthocenter Line { 16, 18 }: Central Line L(16, 18) { 4, 8 }: Fuhrmann Line A = Vertex A (0.0000, 0.0000) B = Vertex B (1.0000, 0.0000) C = Vertex C (0.6122, 0.5999) H_a = Altitude Foot H_a on BC (0.7053, 0.4559) H_b = Altitude Foot H_b on CA (0.5102, 0.4999) H_c = Altitude Foot H_c on AB (0.6122, 0.0000) X_2 = CENTROID (0.5374, 0.2000) X_3 = CIRCUMCENTER (0.5000, 0.1021) X_9 = MITTENPUNKT (0.5110, 0.1615) X_10 = SPIEKER CENTER (0.5204, 0.1833) X_15 = 1st ISODYNAMIC POINT (0.5519, 0.1878) X_17 = 1st NAPOLEON POINT (0.5666, 0.2383) X_1 = INCENTER (0.5714, 0.2333) X_33 = PERSPECTOR OF THE ORTHIC AND INTANGENTS TRIANGLES (0.6019, 0.3546) X_16 = 2nd ISODYNAMIC POINT (1.8453, 2.3239) X_18 = 2nd NAPOLEON POINT (0.4434, 0.1317) X_5 = NINE-POINT CENTER (0.5561, 0.2489) X_19 = CLAWSON POINT (0.6246, 0.4244) X_8 = NAGEL POINT (0.4694, 0.1333) X_4 = ORTHOCENTER (0.6122, 0.3958) A B C Ha Hb Hc X2 X3 X9 X10 X15 X17 X1 X33 X16 X18 X5 X19 X8 X4

X4 (ORTHOCENTER) constructed on acute reference triangle \((a, b, c) = (5, 6, 7)\) with unit baseline AB = \(1\).

Constructed Elements

  • Derived Triangle: Orthic Triangle △HaHbHc — vertices Ha, Hb, Hc (Pedal triangle of Orthocenter X4 (altitude feet))

  • Concurrence Lines: A–Ha, B–Hb, C–Hc concurring at X4

  • Central Lines: {2, 3} (Euler line)

  • Related Centers: X2 (CENTROID), X3 (CIRCUMCENTER)

Trilinears: \(\sec A : \sec B : \sec C\)
Barycentrics: \(1/S_{A} : 1/S_{B} : 1/S_{C}\)
Tripolars: \(|\cos A| : :\)
Search Value (6, 9, 13): \(-5.676619410927\)
▸ Alternate Coordinates9 forms
  • Trilinears: \(\cos A - \sin B \sin C : \cos B - \sin C \sin A : \cos C - \sin A \sin B\)

  • Trilinears: \(\cos A - \cos(B - C) : \cos B - \cos(C - A) : \cos C - \cos(A - B)\)

  • Trilinears: \(\sin B \sin C - \cos(B - C) : \sin C \sin A - \cos(C - A) : \sin A \sin B - \cos(A - B)\)

  • Trilinears: \(\csc A \tan 3A - 2 \sec 3A : :\)

  • Trilinears: \(4 \cos A - \cos(B - C) - 3 \sin B \sin C : :\)

  • Trilinears: \(\cos A + \cos(B - C) + 5 \cos B \cos C - 2 \sin B \sin C : :\)

  • Barycentrics: \(\tan A : \tan B : \tan C\)

  • Barycentrics: \(1/(b^{2} + c^{2} - a^{2}) : 1/(c^{2} + a^{2} - b^{2}) : 1/(a^{2} + b^{2} - c^{2})\)

  • Tripolars: \(|a(b^{2} + c^{2} - a^{2})| : :\)

▸ Linear Combinations2 combinations
  • X4 = \((1 + J)\) X1113 + \((1 - J)\) X1114

  • X4 = \((\tan A)\) A + \((\tan B)\) B + \((\tan C)\) C, where A, B, C are the angles and A, B, C are the vertices

X4 lies on the Thomson, Darboux, Napoleon, Lucas, McCay, and Neuberg cubics, and the Darboux septic.

▸ Incident Central Lines953 lines

{1, 33}, {2, 3}, {6, 53}, {7, 273}, {8, 72}, {9, 10}, {11, 56}, {12, 55}, {13, 61}, {14, 62}, {15, 17}, {16, 18}, {31, 3072}, {32, 98}, {35, 498}, {36, 499}, {37, 1841}, {39, 232}, {41, 2202}, {42, 1860}, {46, 90}, {48, 1881}, {49, 156}, {50, 9220}, {51, 185}, {52, 68}, {54, 184}, {57, 84}, {58, 5292}, {63, 5709}, {64, 459}, {65, 158}, {66, 9969}, {67, 338}, {69, 76}, {74, 107}, {75, 12689}, {78, 908}, {79, 1784}, {80, 1825}, {81, 5707}, {83, 182}, {85, 4872}, {93, 562}, {94, 143}, {95, 8797}, {96, 231}, {99, 114}, {100, 119}, {101, 118}, {102, 124}, {103, 116}, {105, 5511}, {106, 5510}, {109, 117}, {110, 113}, {111, 1560}, {120, 1292}, {121, 1293}, {122, 1294}, {123, 1295}, {126, 1296}, {127, 1289}, {128, 930}, {129, 1303}, {130, 1298}, {131, 135}, {137, 933}, {141, 1350}, {142, 5732}, {144, 2894}, {145, 149}, {147, 148}, {150, 152}, {151, 2818}, {154, 8888}, {155, 254}, {157, 5593}, {160, 3613}, {162, 270}, {165, 1698}, {171, 601}, {175, 10905}, {176, 10904}, {177, 8095}, {181, 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▸ Functional Relations120 relations

Notes

As a point on the Euler line, X4 has Shinagawa coefficients \((0, 1)\).

The tangents at A, B, C to the McCay cubic K003 concur in X4. Also, the tangents at A, B, C to the Lucas cubic K007 concur in X4. (Randy Hutson, November 18, 2015)

Let P be a point in the plane of ABC. Let Oa be the circumcenter of BCP, and define Ob and Oc cyclically. Let Q be the circumcenter of OaObOc. P = Q only when P = X4. (Randy Hutson, June 27, 2018)

Taking a reference triangle ABC and a variable point P on the plane, P=X3 is the point of maximal area of its pedal triangle when considering all points P inside the circumcircle of ABC. There are points P far away from the circumcircle for which the area of their pedal triangles is much larger. However, if you consider the signed area of the pedal triangle of P (of which sign depends on whether the points are in clockwise or anti-clockwise order), you could just say that the area of the pedal triangle of P is always negative whenever P is outside of the circumcircle so that P=X3 gives the global maximum. (Mark Helman, July 10, 2020)

A slightly similar thing happens regarding the area of the antipedal triangle of P. P=X4 has the smallest area of its antipedal amongst all P in the interior of triangle ABC (when X4 is in this interior). There are points P (on the circumcircle) for which this area goes to 0. However, if we consider the signed area of the antipedal, even though there are still regions of the plane outside of ABC where the signed area is positive, P=X4 gives the smallest area of the antipedal among all P for which this area is positive (this works even when ABC is obtuse, and points close to the circumcircle (on both sides) have negative antipedal area). (Mark Helman, July 10, 2020)

View Extremal Area Pedal and Antipedal Triangles, by Mark Helman, Ronaldo Garcia, and Dan Reznik.

X4 and the vertices A, B, C comprise an orthocentric system, defined as a set of four points, one of which is the orthocenter of the triangle of the other three (so that each is the orthocenter of the other three). The incenter and excenters also form an orthocentric system. If ABC is acute, then X4 is the incenter of the orthic triangle.

Suppose P is not on a sideline of ABC. Let A'B'C' be the cevian triangle of P. Let D, E, F be the circles having diameters AA', BB',CC'. The radical center of D, E, F is X4. (Floor van Lamoen, Hyacinthos #214, Jan. 24, 2000.)

Let A2B2C2 be the 2nd Conway triangle. Let A' be the crosspoint of B2 and C2, and define B' and C' cyclically. The lines AA', BB', CC' concur in X4. (Randy Hutson, December 10, 2016)

Let T be any one of these trianges: {anticevian of X30, anti-Hutson-intouch, anti-incircle-circles, Ehrmann side, X2-Ehrmann, Gemini 15, Gemini 16, Kosnita, midheight, N-obverse of X6, Schroeter, tangential, Trinh, 1st Zaniah, 2nd Zaniah}. Let OA be the circle centered at the A-vertex of T and passing through A; define OB and OC cyclically. X4 is the radical center of OA, OB, OC. (Randy Hutson, August 30, 2020)

See Ross Honsberger, Episodes in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Euclidean Geometry, Mathematical Association of America, 1995. Chapter 2: The Orthocenter.

In the plane of a triangle ABC, let

  • Oa = circle with diameter BC, and define Ob and Oc cyclically;

  • A' = reflection of A in Oa, and define B' and C' cyclically;

  • Ab = polar of A' with respect to Ob, and define Bc and Ca cyclically;

  • Ac = polar of A' with respect to OC, and define Ba and Cb cyclically;

  • ″ = Ab∩Ac, and define B″ and C″ cyclically.

The triangle A″B″C″ is perspective to ABC, and the perspector is X4. (Dasari Naga Vijay Krishna, April 19, 2021)

In the plane of a triangle ABC, let

  • Oa = circle with diameter BC, and define Ob and Oc cyclically;

  • Pa = polar of A with respect to Oa, and define Pb and Pc cyclically.

Then X4= Pa∩Pb∩Pc, (Dasari Naga Vijay Krishna, July 19, 2021)

For extensions of triangle geometry to 3-dimensional shapes called orthocentric tetrahedra, see

William Barker and Roger Howe, Continuous Symmetry From Euclid to Klein, American Mathematical Society, 2007, pages 306-309.

X4 is the {X3,X5}-harmonic conjugate of X2.