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Samantha wants to inscribe a polygon in Circle O. The first two steps of her construction are described below. Step 1: Identify any point, P, on the circle and use the compass to measure OP. Step 2: Construct an arcon Circle O with a center at P and a radius of OP. What polygon is Samantha constructing?

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Since the step 2 mentions that Samantha drew an arc on Circle O with center at P and a radius of OP, the polygon that Samantha is constructing is a regular hexagon.

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