Posts tagged 'pedal-triangle'

F.36 Orthic Triangle

The orthic triangle H_A H_B H_C formed by the altitude feet of an acute triangle ABC is the pedal triangle of the orthocenter H = X(4), is homothetic to the tangential triangle, has H as its incenter, and solves Fagnano’s 1775 problem by minimizing the perimeter among all triangles inscribed in ABC.

F.38 Pedal Triangles

The pedal triangle A’B’C’ of a point P(tau_A : tau_B : tau_C) has area Delta(P) = ((R^2 - OP^2)/(4 R^2)) Delta, and its six side-projection segments satisfy Carnot’s alternating square identity AC’^2 + BA’^2 + CB’^2 = C’B^2 + A’C^2 + B’A^2.