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Sylvester's triangle problem

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Theorem

Consider three pairwise distinct vectors of equal length u→, v→ and w→ each of them acting on the same point O thus creating the points A, B and C. Those points form the triangle △ABC with O as the center of its circumcircle. Now let H denote the orthocenter of the triangle, then connection vector OH→ is equal to the sum of the three vectors:

OH→=u→+v→+w→

Furthermore, since the points O and H are located on the Euler line together with the centroid S the following equation holds:

OH→=3⋅OS→

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