Question

Which of the following statements describes circumscribing? Choose all correct answers.

A) One figure is drawn around the other.
B) One figure must be a circle.
C) The figure on the inside circumscribes the figure on the outside.
D) Circumscribing can be done as a construction.
E) The figures intersect.

Answer 1

A and D are correct options.

Explanation:

Circumscribing some figure means to draw one figure around another in such a way that all the sides should touch the outside figure. Like if we circumscribe a circle around a triangle, all the vertices must touch the circle.

Based on the definition, the following statements are correct answer.

A) One figure is drawn around the other.

D) Circumscribing can be done as a construction.

Many figures can be circumscribed like - a right triangle around a square, a circle around a triangle or a square etc.

Answer 2

In circumscribing,
One figure is drawn around the other and Circumscribing can be done as a construction.