What construction does the image below demonstrate?
(picture attached)

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What construction does the image below demonstrate?
 (picture attached)

gabylovesyou · Answer

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gabylovesyou · Answer

The circumcenter of a regular hexagon

 The incenter of a regular hexagon

 A regular hexagon circumscribed about a circle

 A regular hexagon inscribed in a circle

gabylovesyou · Answer

@ganeshie8

gabylovesyou · Answer

@hartnn

ganeshie8 · Answer

http://www.mathopenref.com/constinhexagon.html

ganeshie8 · Answer

never worked hexagon constructions before, 
but im inclining towards last option

ganeshie8 · Answer

cuz, they're constructing circles of radius same as the circumcircle for each side of hexagon - so they must be doing an inscribed hexagon construction

ganeshie8 · Answer

in the link i gave u, 
u need to click RUN, it shows the actual construction steps...

gabylovesyou · Answer

but it doesn't have any circles outside the main one...

ganeshie8 · Answer

having an "arc" is same as having a "circle"

aurorab · Answer

It's the last one A regular hexagon inscribed in a circle

ganeshie8 · Answer

that site was just saving ink.. . :)

compassionate · Answer

Looks like a regular hexagon inscribed.

gabylovesyou · Answer

Thank you all !

ganeshie8 · Answer

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ganeshie8 · Answer

@annas circumscribed hexagon wud look like that :)

ganeshie8 · Answer

however the shown construction has the hexagon inscribed inside circle, so it should be inscribed i feel

ganeshie8 · Answer

u wlc :)