The fixed point that is located in the center of a circle and is used as the guiding point to draw it is called the "point of origin".
A circle is the set of all points in a plane that are a given distance (or a fixed distance) from another point. Take a plane, and then pick any point on it. Then pick a distance from that point you picked and connect all the points that are that distance from your fixed point. That will describe the circumference of a circle. Another idea is to take a plane, pick any point, and then take a compass and put the point of that instrument on that point you picked. Then set a distance on the compass and draw a circle. That circle will be that set of all points a fixed distance from the original point you picked. (A string will work as well as a compass if that string is not stretched to draw the circle.)
To draw a circle with a compass, first set the distance between the point and the pencil of the compass using a ruler. This distance is the radius. Now, place the point on the paper where you want the center of the circle. Spin the compass around the point, lightly dragging the pencil on the paper, and you will have a circle.
Leave the point of your compass in the same spot on your paper. Draw one circle, then change the angle to be either larger and smaller, then draw another circle.
Draw a line from the center of the circle to the edge. Where this line intersects the edge draw a line 90 degrees to it. This line is the tangent at the point of intersection.
If you know the radius place the compass point on a ruler and the pencil end the radius distance away from it. Then put the point on the paper and spin to draw the circle. If you know the diameter divide by two to get the radius and place the compass point on a ruler and the pencil end the radius distance away from it. Then put the point on the paper and spin to draw the circle.
It is called the Point of Origin.
A circle is the set of all points in a plane that are a given distance (or a fixed distance) from another point. Take a plane, and then pick any point on it. Then pick a distance from that point you picked and connect all the points that are that distance from your fixed point. That will describe the circumference of a circle. Another idea is to take a plane, pick any point, and then take a compass and put the point of that instrument on that point you picked. Then set a distance on the compass and draw a circle. That circle will be that set of all points a fixed distance from the original point you picked. (A string will work as well as a compass if that string is not stretched to draw the circle.)
The three bisectors meet at a point which is the centre of the circle. is you draw the circle that has that point as centre and 1 of the corners as a point on the circle, all corners will be on the circle
Draw a circle, then move the point of your compass before you draw another one.
To draw a circle with a compass, first set the distance between the point and the pencil of the compass using a ruler. This distance is the radius. Now, place the point on the paper where you want the center of the circle. Spin the compass around the point, lightly dragging the pencil on the paper, and you will have a circle.
Leave the point of your compass in the same spot on your paper. Draw one circle, then change the angle to be either larger and smaller, then draw another circle.
It's the drawing you have if you began to draw a circle but the pencil point broke before you finished.
They're called protractors.
Use a pair of compasses to draw a circle. Without changing the compasses, place the point of the compasses on the circumference and draw a small arc such that it intersects the circumference. Put the point on this intersection and repeat until you have 6 equally spaced "intersections". Select 2 adjacent intersections and, from each of them, draw an arc outside the circumference such that the 2 arcs intersect. Draw a line from this intersection to the centre of the circle. This line intersects the circumference halfway between the adjacent points. With the compasses set to the original radius of the circle (it's better to leave them fixed at this throughout!) place the compasses' point on the intersection of the straight line and the circumference then draw a series of arcs, as you did originally. These will complete the division by 12
Draw a line from the center of the circle to the edge. Where this line intersects the edge draw a line 90 degrees to it. This line is the tangent at the point of intersection.
To draw a great circle on a sphere, start by defining the diameter as the largest circle that can be drawn on the sphere's surface. For small circles, choose a point on the sphere and draw a circle with that point as the center and the radius less than the sphere's radius. Remember that the center of a small circle lies outside the circle on a sphere's surface.
The distance between the pivot point and the marking point of a compass is the radius of the circle being drawn.