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Theory:

 

Construction of the Nine-Point Circle

1. Draw a triangle ABC.

2. Construct the midpoints of the three sides. Label them as L, M, N.

3. Construct the feet of the altitudes of the triangle ABC. Label them as D, E, F. Label the point of intersection of the three altitudes as H. This is also called the orthocenter.

4. Construct the midpoints of the segments AH, BH, CH. Label them as X, Y, Z.

First, notice the nine points, L,M,N,D,E,F,X,Y, Z, lie in a circle.

This circle is called the Nine-Point Circle.

To find the center of the Nine-Point Circle, construct the circumscribed circle for triangle LMN. Label the center as U.

The center of the circumscribed circle for triangle LMN will also be the center of the Nine-Point Circle labeled as U.

A second way to find the Nine-Point Center is to begin by constructing the circumcircle for triangle ABC. Label the circumcenter as CC.

The center of the Nine-Point Circle, U, is the midpoint from the orthocenter, H, and the circumcenter, CC, of triangle ABC.

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Finding the center of a circumcircle of  a triangle.

1)mid point of the sides
2)slope of the sides
3)slope of perpendicular bisectors of the sides
4)eqn of the bisectors
5)solve the eqn and find the circumcenter.

 

 

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