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Exercises: Construct Regular Polygons Inscribed in a Circle

Grade 9·18 problems·~28 min·Common Core Math - HS Geometry·standard·hsg-co-d-13

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Fluency Practice

To construct a regular hexagon inscribed in a circle of radius $r$ , you first draw the circle and mark a starting point $A$ . What compass setting do you use to mark the first new vertex $B$ on the circle?

Half the radius ( $r/2$ )

The radius ( $r$ )

The diameter ( $2r$ )

A new setting measured by eye to fit the arc