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In a triangle, the distance from a vertex to the orthocenter is 2R cos A. This relates to which center?
ACentroid
BOrthocenter
CIncenter
DCircumcenter
✓ Correct Answer: B — Orthocenter
In any triangle, the distance from a vertex to the orthocenter is indeed 2R cos A, where R is the circumradius.
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