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the circle is tangent to each side of the polygon And it's located within the polygon

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Q: What does it mean for a circle to be inscribed in a polygon?
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What is an inscribed polygon?

A circle with a polygon in it An inscribed polygon is any polygon that can fit within a specific curve or circle.


What is circumscribed area and inscribed area of regular polygon?

circumscribed means the polygon is drawn around a circle, and inscribed means the polygon is drawn inside the circle. See related links below for polygon circumscribed about a circle and polygon inscribed in a circle.


How do you find out if the polygon of a circle is regular or not?

I assume you mean a polygon inscribed in a circle. It is regular if all its sides and angles are equal.


A circle inside a polygon where each side of the polygon is tangent to the circle?

the circle is inscribed in the polygon


What does this mean when a circle is inscribed in a regular polygon?

Nothing particular. One of the properties of regular polygons - however many sides - is that it can have a circle inscribed in it.


If a circle is tangent to each side of a given polygon then?

the circle is inscribed in the polygon :]


What is inscribed in a circle?

usually a polygon


What kind of polygon has all vertices on the circle?

inscribed polygon


What do you call a polygon inside a circle with its vertices on the circle?

Inscribed


A Polygon whose vertices are on a circle and whose other points are inside the circle?

Inscribed Polygon


What is a true statement about a circle inscribed in a regular polygon?

The circle has a smaller area than the polygon.


A polygon whose vertices are on a circle and whose edges are within the circle is an?

Inscribed polygon, since it is inside the circle.