Definition:Circumcircle

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Circumcircle

The circumcircle of a triangle is the circle that passes through all three of the triangle's vertices. This circle is said to circumscribe the triangle.

Circumcircle.png

In the above diagram, $R$ is the circumradius.


Circumcenter

The center of an circumcircle is called a circumcenter.


Circumradius

The radius of an circumcircle is called a circumradius.


Compare To

Compare circumcircles to incircles and excircles.

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