Equilateral Triangles Portfolio Project

Write a proof (paragraph, two column, or flowchart) in which you show that the incenter, the circumcenter, the median, and the orthocenter are the same point in an equilateral triangle.


I'm so confused...like I really suck at proofs...especially when I don't what the problem is about....proving the same point of something? How do I organize that? Can you please help me?

Thanks for help, any is apreciated.

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My Reply

Orthocenter = intersection of the three altitudes
Circumcenter = intersection of the perpendicular bisectors of the three sides
Centroid = intersection of the three medians
Incenter = intersection of the three angle bisectors

In an equilateral triangle, the altitude, perpendicular bisector, median, and angle bisector (relative to a given side and its opposite angle) are all the same line segment (this is what you need to prove). Therefore, the intersections of these triplets are all the same point.
You can show that these line segments are colinear by rotating the equilateral triangle around its centroid (which by the way is the intersection of these line segments)--- it's a classic case of circular logic.