Stacy wants to construct a circle inscribed in a triangle, while Ben wants to construct a circle circumscribed about a triangle. How will Stacy and Ben's steps differ from each other?

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anonymous · Answer

@Gabylovesyou

gabylovesyou · Answer

Here are the steps to inscribe a triangle in a circle... 

- Bisect one of the angles
- Bisect another angle
- Where they cross is the center of the inscribed circle
- Construct a perpendicular from the center point to one side of the triangle
- Place compass on the center point, adjust its length to where the perpendicular crosses the triangle, and draw your inscribed circle!

gabylovesyou · Answer

Here are the steps to construct a circumscribed circle... 

- Construct the perpendicular bisector of one side of triangle
- Construct the perpendicular bisector of another side
- Where they cross is the center of the Circumscribed circle
- Place compass on the center point, adjust its length to reach any corner of the triangle, and draw your Circumscribed circle!

gabylovesyou · Answer

Inscribed circles use angle bisectors and circumscribed circles use perpendicular bisectors..

anonymous · Answer

wait i think it asks how to inscribe a circle in a triangle

gabylovesyou · Answer

yep :) thats it.. those r the steps for that

anonymous · Answer

not inscribe a triangle in a circle, or is it the same thing?

anonymous · Answer

wait nvm, you are right

gabylovesyou · Answer

its the same thing.. inscribe a circle in a triangle is when the circle is in the triangle... circumscribe a circle in a triangle is when its outside the triangle

gabylovesyou · Answer

:)

anonymous · Answer

yup yup yup, i was wrong my bad, thanks

gabylovesyou · Answer

np

anonymous · Answer

the differences would be that to inscribe a circle in a triangle you would have to bisect an angle, but not in a circumscribed circle.

gabylovesyou · Answer

correct...

anonymous · Answer

and in a circumscribed circle, you would have to construct a perpendicular bisector of a side of the triangle

gabylovesyou · Answer

yes :)

anonymous · Answer

ok those are the only differences?

anonymous · Answer

ok bye have a good day

anonymous · Answer

and thanks!!

gabylovesyou · Answer

bye :) and ur going to have a circle inside the triangle for inscribed.. for circumscribed ur gonna draw a circle outside..

gabylovesyou · Answer

np :)

anonymous · Answer

oh right right, cya:)