Construction #10
Circumscribe a circle about a triangle
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Given a triangle, circumscribe a circle about the triangle.
Construct the circumscribed circle about triangle ABC.
1) Construct the perpendicular bisectors of two sides of the triangle and extend them to intersect each other.
2) Take the compass and place the pointer on the point of intersection in #1, then set the radius equal to the distance to any one of the 3 vertices of the triangle.
3) With this new radius draw a circle about the triangle. (it should pass through all 3 vertices of the triangle)
Construct the circumscribed circle about triangle ABC.
1) Construct the perpendicular bisectors of two sides of the triangle and extend them to intersect each other.
2) Take the compass and place the pointer on the point of intersection in #1, then set the radius equal to the distance to any one of the 3 vertices of the triangle.
3) With this new radius draw a circle about the triangle. (it should pass through all 3 vertices of the triangle)