Help understanding how to construct a circle and a tangent to the circle using a compass and straightedge.

• Draw three random points on your paper.
• Construct the circle through these three points.
• Determine the circle's center.
• Construct a tangent to the circle, using one of the original three points as the point of tangency.

Question

Help understanding how to construct a circle and a tangent to the circle using a compass and straightedge.

•	Draw three random points on your paper.
•	Construct the circle through these three points.
•	Determine the circle's center.
•	Construct a tangent to the circle, using one of the original three points as the point of tangency.

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