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Triangle ABC is circumscribed about Circle O. Use the diagram below to describe Point O.

Point O is equidistant from A, B, and C.
Point O is on the perpendicular bisectors of all three sides of triangle ABC.
Point O is equidistant from AB, BC, and CA.
None of these statements describing Point O are true.

Triangle ABC is circumscribed about Circle O. Use the diagram below to describe Point-example-1
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Since this is an obtuse triangle, Point O is not equidistant from A, B, and C. Point O is not on the perpendicular bisectors, so the third statement is true. Point O is equidistant from AB, BC, and CA because these lines are pressed against the circpe in a mannered way.
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Answer: Third option: Point O is equidistant from AB, BC, and CA.
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