Exploring the Circumcenter of a Triangle
All three perpendicular bisectors of the sides of a triangle will intersect at the same point - the circumcenter.
Click and drag one vertex (the blue points) of the triangle to see how the circumcenter location changes.
Question 1
For what type of triangle is the circumcenter on the triangle?
Question 2
For what type of triangle is the circumcenter inside the triangle?
Question 3
For what type of triangle is the circumcenter outside the triangle?
Describe the circle formed. Where is it located with regard to the triangle? Where is the center of the circle located?