Create a Hexagon Inscribed in a Circle
1) Use the Compass tool
to create another circle with the same radius as the given circle but centered on the point on the circle.
2) Use the Intersect tool
to mark where those two circles intersect.
3) Use the Compass tool to create two more circles with the same radius, centered at the two points you just created.
4) Use the Intersect tool to mark the points where those two circles intersect the original circle.
5) Use the Compass tool to create another circle with the same radius centered at one of the last two points you created.
6) Use the Intersect tool to mark where this circle intersects the original circle.
7) Use the Polygon tool
to create your polygon, using the six points on the original circle.
9) Use the Distance tool
and the Angle Measure tool
to verify that this is a regular hexagon.
to create another circle with the same radius as the given circle but centered on the point on the circle.
2) Use the Intersect tool to mark where those two circles intersect.
3) Use the Compass tool to create two more circles with the same radius, centered at the two points you just created.
4) Use the Intersect tool to mark the points where those two circles intersect the original circle.
5) Use the Compass tool to create another circle with the same radius centered at one of the last two points you created.
6) Use the Intersect tool to mark where this circle intersects the original circle.
7) Use the Polygon tool to create your polygon, using the six points on the original circle.
9) Use the Distance tool and the Angle Measure tool to verify that this is a regular hexagon.