Triangle Properties and Special Points

The question involves computing or locating special points of a triangle (centroid, orthocenter, incenter, circumcenter) or using properties like area, angle bisectors, or perpendicular bisectors within a triangle defined by coordinates or lines.

brazil-enem 2013 Q175 View
In recent years, television has undergone a true revolution in terms of image quality, sound and interactivity with viewers. This transformation is due to the conversion of the analog signal to the digital signal. However, many cities still do not have this new technology. Seeking to bring these benefits to three cities, a television station intends to build a new transmission tower that sends signal to antennas A, B and C, already existing in these cities. The locations of the antennas are represented in the Cartesian plane.
The tower must be located in a place equidistant from the three antennas.
The appropriate location for the construction of this tower corresponds to the point with coordinates
(A) $(65; 35)$. (B) $(53; 30)$. (C) $(45; 35)$. (D) $(50; 20)$. (E) $(50; 30)$.
brazil-enem 2015 Q150 View
QUESTION 150
In a right triangle, one leg measures 6 cm and the hypotenuse measures 10 cm. The other leg measures
(A) 4 cm
(B) 6 cm
(C) 7 cm
(D) 8 cm
(E) 9 cm
cmi-entrance 2011 QA2 3 marks View
In a rectangle ABCD , the length BC is twice the width AB . Pick a point P on side BC such that the lengths of AP and BC are equal. The measure of angle CPD is
(A) $75 ^ { \circ }$
(B) $60 ^ { \circ }$
(C) $45 ^ { \circ }$
(D) none of the above
cmi-entrance 2013 QA3 5 marks View
Let $S$ be a circle with center $O$. Suppose $A , B$ are points on the circumference of $S$ with $\angle A O B = 120 ^ { \circ }$. For triangle $A O B$, let $C$ be its circumcenter and $D$ its orthocenter (i.e., the point of intersection of the three lines containing the altitudes). For each statement below, write whether it is TRUE or FALSE. a) The triangle $A O C$ is equilateral.
Answer: $\_\_\_\_$ b) The triangle $A B D$ is equilateral.
Answer: $\_\_\_\_$ c) The point $C$ lies on the circle $S$.
Answer: $\_\_\_\_$ d) The point $D$ lies on the circle $S$.
Answer: $\_\_\_\_$
jee-advanced 2007 Q53 View
Let $O(0,0)$, $P(3,4)$, $Q(6,0)$ be the vertices of the triangle $OPQ$. The point $R$ inside the triangle $OPQ$ is such that the triangles $OPR$, $PQR$, $OQR$ are of equal area. The coordinates of $R$ are
(A) $\left(\frac{4}{3}, 3\right)$
(B) $(3, \frac{2}{3})$
(C) $(3, \frac{4}{3})$
(D) $\left(\frac{4}{3}, \frac{2}{3}\right)$
jee-advanced 2007 Q45 View
45. Let $O ( 0,0 ) , P ( 3,4 ) , Q ( 6,0 )$ be the vertices of the triangle $O P Q$. The point $R$ inside the triangle $O P Q$ is such that the triangles $O P R , P Q R , O Q R$ are of equal area. The coordinates of $R$ are
(A) $\left( \frac { 4 } { 3 } , 3 \right)$
(B) $\left( 3 , \frac { 2 } { 3 } \right)$
(C) $\left( 3 , \frac { 4 } { 3 } \right)$
(D) $\left( \frac { 4 } { 3 } , \frac { 2 } { 3 } \right)$
Answer ◯ [Figure] [Figure] [Figure]
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
jee-advanced 2008 Q16 View
A circle $C$ of radius 1 is inscribed in an equilateral triangle $P Q R$. The points of contact of $C$ with the sides $P Q , Q R , R P$ are $D , E , F$, respectively. The line $P Q$ is given by the equation $\sqrt { 3 } x + y - 6 = 0$ and the point $D$ is $\left( \frac { 3 \sqrt { 3 } } { 2 } , \frac { 3 } { 2 } \right)$. Further, it is given that the origin and the centre of $C$ are on the same side of the line $P Q$.
Points $E$ and $F$ are given by
(A) $\left( \frac { \sqrt { 3 } } { 2 } , \frac { 3 } { 2 } \right) , ( \sqrt { 3 } , 0 )$
(B) $\left( \frac { \sqrt { 3 } } { 2 } , \frac { 1 } { 2 } \right) , ( \sqrt { 3 } , 0 )$
(C) $\left( \frac { \sqrt { 3 } } { 2 } , \frac { 3 } { 2 } \right) , \left( \frac { \sqrt { 3 } } { 2 } , \frac { 1 } { 2 } \right)$
(D) $\left( \frac { 3 } { 2 } , \frac { \sqrt { 3 } } { 2 } \right) , \left( \frac { \sqrt { 3 } } { 2 } , \frac { 1 } { 2 } \right)$
jee-advanced 2010 Q35 View
Tangents are drawn from the point $P ( 3,4 )$ to the ellipse $\frac { x ^ { 2 } } { 9 } + \frac { y ^ { 2 } } { 4 } = 1$ touching the ellipse at points A and B.
The orthocenter of the triangle $P A B$ is
A) $\left( 5 , \frac { 8 } { 7 } \right)$
B) $\left( \frac { 7 } { 5 } , \frac { 25 } { 8 } \right)$
C) $\left( \frac { 11 } { 5 } , \frac { 8 } { 5 } \right)$
D) $\left( \frac { 8 } { 25 } , \frac { 7 } { 5 } \right)$
jee-main 2007 Q91 View
Let $A ( h , k ) , B ( 1,1 )$ and $C ( 2,1 )$ be the vertices of a right angled triangle with $A C$ as its hypotenuse. If the area of the triangle is 1 , then the set of values which ' k ' can take is given by
(1) $\{ 1,3 \}$
(2) $\{ 0,2 \}$
(3) $\{ - 1,3 \}$
(4) $\{ - 3 , - 2 \}$
jee-main 2012 Q67 View
If the straight lines $x + 3 y = 4,3 x + y = 4$ and $x + y = 0$ form a triangle, then the triangle is
(1) scalene
(2) equilateral triangle
(3) isosceles
(4) right angled isosceles
jee-main 2012 Q67 View
If two vertices of a triangle are $(5, -1)$ and $(-2, 3)$ and its orthocentre is at $(0, 0)$, then the third vertex is
(1) $(4, -7)$
(2) $(-4, -7)$
(3) $(-4, 7)$
(4) $(4, 7)$
jee-main 2013 Q69 View
If the three lines $x - 3 y = p , a x + 2 y = q$ and $a x + y = r$ form a right-angled triangle then :
(1) $a ^ { 2 } - 9 a + 18 = 0$
(2) $a ^ { 2 } - 6 a - 12 = 0$
(3) $a ^ { 2 } - 6 a - 18 = 0$
(4) $a ^ { 2 } - 9 a + 12 = 0$
jee-main 2013 Q70 View
The $x$-coordinate of the incentre of the triangle that has the coordinates of midpoints of its sides as $(0,1)$, $(1,1)$ and $(1,0)$ is
(1) $1 + \sqrt{2}$
(2) $1 - \sqrt{2}$
(3) $2 + \sqrt{2}$
(4) $2 - \sqrt{2}$
jee-main 2014 Q70 View
Given three points $P , Q , R$ with $P ( 5,3 )$ and $R$ lies on the $x$-axis. If the equation of $RQ$ is $x - 2 y = 2$ and $PQ$ is parallel to the $x$-axis, then the centroid of $\triangle PQR$ lies on the line
(1) $x - 2 y + 1 = 0$
(2) $2 x + y - 9 = 0$
(3) $2 x - 5 y = 0$
(4) $5 x - 2 y = 0$
jee-main 2014 Q68 View
The circumcentre of a triangle lies at the origin and its centroid is the midpoint of the line segment joining the points $\left( a ^ { 2 } + 1 , a ^ { 2 } + 1 \right)$ and $( 2 a , - 2 a ) , a \neq 0$. Then for any $a$, the orthocentre of this triangle lies on the line
(1) $y - \left( a ^ { 2 } + 1 \right) x = 0$
(2) $y - 2 a x = 0$
(3) $y + x = 0$
(4) $( a - 1 ) ^ { 2 } x - ( a + 1 ) ^ { 2 } y = 0$
jee-main 2017 Q67 View
Let $k$ be an integer such that the triangle with vertices $(k, -3)$, $(5, k)$ and $(-k, 2)$ has area 28 sq. units. Then the orthocenter of this triangle is at the point:
(1) $\left(2, -\dfrac{1}{2}\right)$
(2) $\left(1, \dfrac{3}{4}\right)$
(3) $\left(1, -\dfrac{3}{4}\right)$
(4) $\left(2, \dfrac{1}{2}\right)$
jee-main 2018 Q77 View
Let the orthocentre and centroid of a triangle be $A ( - 3,5 )$ and $B ( 3,3 )$ respectively. If $C$ is the circumcentre of this triangle, then the radius of the circle having line segment $A C$ as diameter, is:
(1) $\frac { 3 \sqrt { } 5 } { 2 }$
(2) $\sqrt { 10 }$
(3) $2 \sqrt { 10 }$
(4) $3 \sqrt { \frac { 5 } { 2 } }$
jee-main 2019 Q66 View
Two vertices of a triangle are $( 0,2 )$ and $( 4,3 )$. If its orthocenter is at the origin, then its third vertex lies in which quadrant?
jee-main 2019 Q70 View
Let the equations of two sides of a triangle be $3x - 2y + 6 = 0$ and $4x + 5y - 20 = 0$. If the orthocenter of this triangle is at $(1,1)$ then the equation of its third side is:
(1) $122y + 26x + 1675 = 0$
(2) $26x - 122y - 1675 = 0$
(3) $26x + 61y + 1675 = 0$
(4) $122y - 26x - 1675 = 0$
jee-main 2019 Q68 View
If the line $3 x + 4 y - 24 = 0$ intersects the $x$-axis is at the point $A$ and the $y$-axis at the point $B$, then the incentre of the triangle $O A B$, where $O$ is the origin, is:
(1) $( 4,4 )$
(2) $( 3,4 )$
(3) $( 4,3 )$
(4) $( 2,2 )$
jee-main 2020 Q72 View
Let $A(1,0)$, $B(6,2)$ and $C \left( \frac { 3 } { 2 } , 6 \right)$ be the vertices of a triangle $ABC$. If $P$ is a point inside the triangle $ABC$ such that the triangles $APC$, $APB$ and $BPC$ have equal areas, then the length of the line segment $PQ$, where $Q$ is the point $\left( - \frac { 7 } { 6 } , - \frac { 1 } { 3 } \right)$, is
jee-main 2020 Q69 View
Let $D$ be the centroid of the triangle with vertices $( 3 , - 1 ) , ( 1,3 )$ and $( 2,4 )$. Let P be the point of intersection of the lines $x + 3 y - 1 = 10$ and $3 x - y + 1 = 0$. Then, the line passing through the points $D$ and P also passes through the point:
(1) $( - 9 , - 6 )$
(2) $( 9,7 )$
(3) $( 7,6 )$
(4) $( - 9 , - 7 )$
jee-main 2020 Q55 View
If a $\triangle ABC$ has vertices $A ( - 1,7 ) , B ( - 7,1 )$ and $C ( 5 , - 5 )$, then its orthocentre has coordinates:
(1) $( - 3,3 )$
(2) $( 3 , - 3 )$
(3) $\left( - \frac { 3 } { 5 } , \frac { 3 } { 5 } \right)$
(4) $\left( \frac { 3 } { 5 } , - \frac { 3 } { 5 } \right)$
jee-main 2021 Q64 View
Let the centroid of an equilateral triangle $ABC$ be at the origin. Let one of the sides of the equilateral triangle be along the straight line $x + y = 3$. If $R$ and $r$ be the radius of circumcircle and incircle respectively of $\triangle ABC$, then $( R + r )$ is equal to:
(1) $\frac { 9 } { \sqrt { 2 } }$
(2) $7 \sqrt { 2 }$
(3) $2 \sqrt { 2 }$
(4) $3 \sqrt { 2 }$
jee-main 2022 Q64 View
In an isosceles triangle $ABC$, the vertex $A$ is $( 6,1 )$ and the equation of the base $BC$ is $2x + y = 4$. Let the point $B$ lie on the line $x + 3y = 7$. If $( \alpha , \beta )$ is the centroid of the triangle $ABC$, then $15( \alpha + \beta )$ is equal to