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In the manipulative:
P1, P2, P3: foot of altitude
Q1, Q2, Q3: midpoint of each side
O1: orthocenter, i.e. the intersection point of three altitudes
O2: circumcenter, i.e. the intersection point of the bisector lines of three sides
R1, R2, R3: midpoint of the segments connecting each vertex and the orthocenter
Euler line: the segment orthocenter and the circumcenter
O: the midpoint of the the Euler line; also the center of the nine-point circle
The nine-point circle goes through P1, P2, P3, Q1, Q2, Q3, R1, R2, and R3.
Text below is from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine-point_circle
In geometry, the nine-point circle is a circle that can be constructed for any given triangle. It is so named because it passes through nine significant points, six lying on the triangle itself (unless the triangle is obtuse). They include:
- The midpoint of each side of the triangle
- The foot of each altitude
- The midpoint of the segment of each altitude from its vertex to the orthocenter (where the three altitudes meet)
The nine-point circle is also known as Feuerbach's circle, Euler's circle, Terquem's circle, the six-points circle, the twelve-points circle, the n-point circle, the medioscribed circle, the mid circle or the circum-midcircle.
The center of any nine-point circle (the nine-point center) lies on the corresponding triangle's Euler line, at the midpoint between that triangle's orthocenter and circumcenter.
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