2007-03-08 11:38:11 · 4 answers · asked by james b 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
It's called the 'Inscribed Circle (aka I.C.)' and it's the largest circle that can be drawin inside a planed surface or certain geometric shape, such as triangles and polygons.
2007-03-08 11:40:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a geometry format in which the circle is inscribed within a triangle. This means that every side of the triangle is tangent (Touches only one point) to the circle.
Now that we said they're tangent, we can say that the parts of the triangle from the point of tangency ( the point the tangent touches on the circle) are congruent from the point they connect at. (The vertex) These are commonly used in "walk-around" problems, where you are trying to find an entire side of the triangle, and have both other sides.
2007-03-08 19:43:36 · answer #2 · answered by silentzoom 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means what it saids "a circle in a triangle" Draw a triangle and a circle inside that triangle.
2007-03-08 19:42:50 · answer #3 · answered by je m'appelle Serenity 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
An inscribed circle is tangent to the three sides of the triangle.
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2007-03-08 19:41:45 · answer #4 · answered by Fabulously Broke in the City 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋