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The images in the question ask you to identify the purple dot in each triangle, relating to the four special points: Orthocenter, Incenter, Circumcenter, and Centroid.

1. **First image:**
   - This is a triangle with the medians (lines from vertices to midpoints) drawn. The purple dot is where the medians intersect, which is the **Centroid**.
   
2. **Second image:**
   - This triangle has the perpendicular bisectors of the sides, and the purple dot is the center of the circle circumscribing the triangle. This is the **Circumcenter**.
   
3. **Third image:**
   - This triangle has the angle bisectors drawn, and the purple dot is at the intersection of the angle bisectors, the center of the inscribed circle. This is the **Incenter**.
   
4. **Fourth image:**
   - This triangle has the altitudes (perpendiculars from the vertices to the opposite sides) drawn. The purple dot is where the altitudes intersect, which is the **Orthocenter**.

### Final answers:
1. d. Centroid
2. c. Circumcenter
3. b. Incenter
4. a. Orthocenter

Would you like further details or explanations? Here are some follow-up questions for you:

1. How is the centroid related to the triangle’s medians?
2. Can the circumcenter be outside the triangle?
3. What is the relationship between the incenter and the incircle?
4. How do you calculate the orthocenter for an obtuse triangle?
5. What are the properties of the centroid that make it a "center of mass"?

**Tip**: Each of these points (centroid, circumcenter, incenter, and orthocenter) has specific constructions that help solve different types of geometric problems involving triangles.

Identify the purple dot in the images, matching it with one of the points: Orthocenter, Incenter, Circumcenter, or Centroid.

Learn how to identify the key triangle centers (centroid, circumcenter, incenter, and orthocenter) by analyzing the intersection points of various triangle lines. This tutorial is perfect for high school students working on geometric constructions.

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