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If the orthocentre, centroid, incentre, and circumcentre in ΔABC coincide with each other and if the length of side AB is 75 units, then the length of the altitude through the vertex A is
(a) 3
(b) 3
(c) 152
(d) 152
(e) 52

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Hint:Use the fact that if orthocentre, centroid, incentre, and circumcentre of a triangle coincide, then the triangle is equilateral. Use the fact that in an equilateral triangle, the length of altitude is 32a, where ‘a’ is the length of sides of the triangle.

Complete step-by-step answer:
We know that in ΔABC, orthocentre, centroid, incentre, and circumcentre coincide and the length of side AB is 75 units. We have to calculate the length of altitude from vertex A.
Let us consider the figure which shows the coincidence of orthocentre, centroid, incentre, and circumcentre of the triangle.
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We know that if orthocentre, centroid, incentre, and circumcentre of a triangle coincide, then the triangle is equilateral.
Thus, we observe that ΔABC is an equilateral triangle. So, we have AB=BC=AC=75 units.
We know that in an equilateral triangle, the length of altitude is 32a, where ‘a’ is the length of sides of the triangle.
Substituting a=75 in the above expression, the length of altitude from vertex A is =32(75) units.
So, the length of altitude from vertex A is =32(75)=3×752=2252=152 units.
Hence, the length of altitude from vertex A is 152 units, which is option (d).

Note: One must know that in an equilateral triangle, the measure of the length of all the sides is equal, and thus, the measure of all the angles is equal. Incentre is the centre of the circle that is inscribed inside the triangle. Circumcentre is the centre of the circle that is circumscribing the triangle. Orthocentre is the point where all the altitudes of the triangle meet. Centroid is the point where all the medians of the triangle meet. When we draw the diagram, it is clear that the medians and the altitudes of an equilateral triangle are the same. That’s why the orthocentre, incentre, centroid, and circumcentre of an equilateral coincide.