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The circumcentre of an acute triangle always lies:
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A
inside the triangle
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outside the triangle
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on one of the sides
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D
None of the above
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Solution

The correct option is A inside the triangle
Circumcentre:––––––––––––––––
The point of intersection of all the three perpendicular bisectors of a triangle is called the circumcentre of the triangle.

Given:––––––– Triangle is obtuse.


We can observe from the figure that the circumcentre of an acute triangle always lies inside the triangle.

Hence, option(a.) is correct.

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