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Where does the centre of circumcircle of an obtuse triangle lie?


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Inside the triangle

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B

Outside the triangle

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On the side of triangle

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Can't say.

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Solution

The correct option is B

Outside the triangle


We take ΔABC and draw the perpendicular bisector of any of two sides.


XY and MN are respectively the perpendicular bisector of sides AB and BC. They meet at a point O.


We can see that the point of intersection is outside the triangle.


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