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When a right triangle is inscribed in a circle will one of the legs of the triangle always be the diameter of a circle?
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∙ 12y ago
yes. the leg of the triangle has to be formed different because of the circle
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It a right triangle is inscribed in a circle the the what is a diameter of the circle?
The diameter is the distance across the centre of the circle.
Why is the center of a circle inscribed in a triangle always the incenter?
That is the definition of the incenter; it is the center of the inscribed circle.
When a triangle with one side length the diameter of a circle is inscribed in that circle does it have to be a right triangle?
Yes. It follows from one of the circle theorems which states that the angle subtended in a semicircle is a right angle.
Can a triangle be inscribed in a circle?
Yes. Any triangle can be inscribed within a circle, although the center of the circle may not necessarily lie within the triangle.
What theorem did Thales gave to geometry?
The theorem where a triangle inscribed in a circle is right if and only if one of the legs is a diameter.
If a circle is inscribed in a triangle the center of the circle is called the what of the triangle?
The circumcenter of the triangle.
What is incenter of triangle?
It is the center of the circle that is inscribed in the triangle.
What is the blank of a triangle is the center of the circle inscribed in the triangle?
incenter
What is the name of a circle that lies outside of the triangle and passes through all vertices of the triangle?
The triangle that has all three vertices touching the circle is called an 'inscribed triangle.' The circle has no special name, only the polygon inscribed.
What is the circle that touches all three sides of the triangle called?
An inscribed circle.
What is the center of a circle inscribed in a triangle?
the answer is circumcenter
Center of circle inscribed in a triangle?
The answer is circumcenter
