answersLogoWhite

0

A circumscribed polygon is a polygon all of whose vertices are on the circumference of a circle. The circle is called the circumscribing circle and the radius of the circle is the circumradius of the polygon.

User Avatar

Wiki User

10y ago

What else can I help you with?

Continue Learning about General Science
Related Questions

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.


The center of a regular polygon is the common center for the inscribed and circumscribed circles of the polygon?

Correct.


A circle drawn around a polygon so that each vertex of the polygon lies on the circle?

Circumscribed.


What is the difference between inscribed and circumscribed?

== == Inscribed is a polygon inside a circle with all points on a given point in the circle. Circumscribed is a circle inside a polygon with any given point touching just one point on the polygon. Hope this helped.


What is meant by a circle being circumscribed about a polygon?

It means drawing a circle around a polygon in such that each vertex of the polygon is on the circumference of the circle.


If a polygon X is inscribed in an object Y then what can be said about each?

The object Y must be circumscribed about the polygon X.


What is a polygon inside a circle?

When a polygon is within a circle and the circle touches each one of its corners it is referred to as circumscribed.


What is the radius of a polygon whose circumscribed circle has a diameter 16?

The radius is 8 units.


How is the inscribed circle and circumscribed circle alike?

The inscribed circle and circumscribed circle of a polygon are alike in that both are defined relative to the polygon's vertices and sides. The inscribed circle, or incircle, touches each side of the polygon at one point, while the circumscribed circle, or circumcircle, passes through all the vertices. Both circles are essential in understanding the geometric properties of the polygon and are centered around the same point in regular polygons. Additionally, they are crucial for calculating various measurements, such as area and radius.


What is a polygon whose vertices lie on a circle?

A polygon which has a circumscribed circle is called a cyclic polygon.All regular simple polygons, all triangles and all rectangles are cyclic.


F a polygon X is inscribed in an object Y then what can be said about each?

-- 'Y' is circumscribed about 'X' -- The area of 'X' is less than the area of 'Y'.


Define a circumscribed triangle?

a circumscribed triangle is a circumscribed triangle and will always be