OMG I HAVE BEEN ON OPENSTUDY YESTERDAY AND TODAY AND I HAVE HAD NO HELP CAN SOMEONE HELP ME !?

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anonymous · Answer

If you post your question we might be able to.

help_people · Answer

Thomas is using a drawing program to complete a construction. Which construction could he be completing?

Two perpendicular lines are drawn.

 Inscribing an equilateral triangle in a circle
 Inscribing a square in a circle
 Inscribing a regular pentagon in a circle
 Inscribing a regular hexagon in a circle

help_people · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

I'd wait for a second opinion, but I would say a square in a circle.

anonymous · Answer

I agree with BigPoppa117

help_people · Answer

why not D?

anonymous · Answer

Because the lines do not correspond with a hexagonal shape.

anonymous · Answer

agree again

help_people · Answer

okay ca you guys help with a few more?

anonymous · Answer

Hit me baby a few more times.

help_people · Answer

ok

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Natalie is completing a construction of an equilateral triangle inscribed in a circle as shown below. What should be the next step in her construction?

A circle is drawn with a radius marked.

 Construct a line perpendicular to the line AB to create four congruent quadrants.
 Construct six equal sections around the circle using the original radius as a guide.
 Construct another point C anywhere on the circle to be the third vertex of her triangle.
 Draw arcs above and below line AB to

help_people · Answer

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amistre64 · Answer

http://openstudy.com/users/help_people#/updates/56475da6e4b0f94901158011 seems that 4 hours ago someone was trying to help you on the same question you posted ... hmm

help_people · Answer

he dint seem sure and i dint want to ask him to explain

help_people · Answer

if your going to help me plese do if not....

amistre64 · Answer

your question was a whine ... drama ... i answered it lol

amistre64 · Answer

i dont know how the book says to make the triangle in it, but none of the options listed is what i would try to do next

help_people · Answer

okay thanks?

amistre64 · Answer

what are your thoughts about what to do next?

help_people · Answer

for what question?

help_people · Answer

the one that they have already answered or the one that i just posted about natalie?

amistre64 · Answer

the circle with a triangle in it

phi · Answer

You would do this (hexagon in a circle) but at the end , connect every other point to get a triangle http://www.mathopenref.com/constinhexagon.html

amistre64 · Answer

but theres no need to make 6 segments then

amistre64 · Answer

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phi · Answer

they are not very clear, but they mean make the marks you labeled 1,2,3, etc

help_people · Answer

how could it be equalateral triangle from this? |dw:1447535433873:dw|

amistre64 · Answer

the first question? i have no idea what a solution to that one is ... so i cant verify it.

help_people · Answer

okay

help_people · Answer

1. not syre
2. is it D?

phi · Answer

For Q1, see http://www.mathopenref.com/constinsquare.html it looks like it could be a square in a circle

help_people · Answer

i see i am going to w that one

help_people · Answer

What about Q2?

phi · Answer

For Q2, it depends what choice D says. I assume there is more to it?

help_people · Answer

Here are the choices:
 Construct a line perpendicular to the line AB to create four congruent quadrants.
 
Construct six equal sections around the circle using the original radius as a guide.
 
Construct another point C anywhere on the circle to be the third vertex of her triangle.
 
Draw arcs above and below line AB to show where the triangle sides meet.

phi · Answer

it's probably B

help_people · Answer

are you sure?