Question

The center of the circle that can be circumcised about a scalene triangle is located by constructing the

a)medians of the triangle
b)altitudes of the triangle
c)perpendicular bisectors of the side of the triangle
d)angle bisectors of the triangles

Answer 1

c) perpendicular bisectors of the side of the triangle

Explanation:

Each side of the triangle is a chord of the circumcircle. The center of a circle is at the meeting point of the perpendicular bisectors of chords of the circle.

The center of the circumcircle is located where the perpendicular bisectors of the sides meet.