Illustration of pentagon inscribed in circle. Or, circle circumscribed about pentagon. Construction lines shown.

Pentagon Inscribed in Circle by Construction

Illustration of pentagon inscribed in circle. Or, circle circumscribed about pentagon. Construction…

Illustration showing a circle inscribed in a regular pentagon. Or, a regular pentagon circumscribed about a circle.

Regular Pentagon With Circle Inscribed

Illustration showing a circle inscribed in a regular pentagon. Or, a regular pentagon circumscribed…

Illustration of a cyclic quadrilateral, a quadrilateral inscribed in a circle. This can also be described as a circle circumscribed about a quadrilateral. In this illustration, the quadrilateral is not regular (the lengths of the sides are not equal).

Cyclic Quadrilateral

Illustration of a cyclic quadrilateral, a quadrilateral inscribed in a circle. This can also be described…

Illustration of a circle inside of a rectangle. The two figures have the same center.

Circle Inside Rectangle

Illustration of a circle inside of a rectangle. The two figures have the same center.

Illustration of a regular heptagon/septagon circumscribed about a circle. This can also be described as a circle inscribed in a regular heptagon/septagon.

Regular Heptagon/Septagon Circumscribed about a Circle

Illustration of a regular heptagon/septagon circumscribed about a circle. This can also be described…

Circular rosette with 12 petals in a circle. It is made by rotating circles about a fixed point. The radii of the smaller circles are less than the distance between the point of rotation and the center of the circle. Thus, there is a hole in the center.

Circular Rosette With 12 Petals

Circular rosette with 12 petals in a circle. It is made by rotating circles about a fixed point. The…

Circular rosette with 12 petals. It is made by rotating circles about a fixed point. The radii of the smaller circles is equal to the distance between the point of rotation and the center of the circle. Thus, the circles meet in the center.

Circular Rosette With 12 Petals

Circular rosette with 12 petals. It is made by rotating circles about a fixed point. The radii of the…

Circular rosette with 16 petals in a circle. It is made by rotating circles about a fixed point. The radii of the smaller circles is equal to the distance between the point of rotation and the center of the circle. Thus, the circles meet in the center of the larger circle.

Circular Rosette With 16 Petals

Circular rosette with 16 petals in a circle. It is made by rotating circles about a fixed point. The…

Circular rosette with 16 petals in a circle. It is made by rotating circles about a fixed point. The radii of the smaller circles are less than the distance between the point of rotation and the center of the circle. Thus, there is a hole in the center.

Circular Rosette With 16 Petals

Circular rosette with 16 petals in a circle. It is made by rotating circles about a fixed point. The…

Circular rosette with 24 petals in a circle. It is made by rotating circles about a fixed point. The radii of the smaller circles are less than the distance between the point of rotation and the center of the circle. Thus, there is a hole in the center.

Circular Rosette With 24 Petals

Circular rosette with 24 petals in a circle. It is made by rotating circles about a fixed point. The…

Circular rosette with 24 petals. It is made by rotating circles about a fixed point. The radii of the smaller circles is equal to the distance between the point of rotation and the center of the circle. Thus, the circles meet in the center.

Circular Rosette With 24 Petals

Circular rosette with 24 petals. It is made by rotating circles about a fixed point. The radii of the…

Circular rosette with 3 petals. It is made by rotating circles about a fixed point. The radii of the smaller circles is equal to the distance between the point of rotation and the center of the circle. Thus, the circles meet in the center.

Circular Rosette With 3 Petals

Circular rosette with 3 petals. It is made by rotating circles about a fixed point. The radii of the…

Circular rosette with 32 petals in a circle. It is made by rotating circles about a fixed point. The radii of the smaller circles is equal to the distance between the point of rotation and the center of the circle. Thus, the circles meet in the center of the larger circle.

Circular Rosette With 32 Petals

Circular rosette with 32 petals in a circle. It is made by rotating circles about a fixed point. The…

Circular rosette with 32 petals in a circle. It is made by rotating circles about a fixed point. The radii of the smaller circles are less than the distance between the point of rotation and the center of the circle. Thus, there is a hole in the center.

Circular Rosette With 32 Petals

Circular rosette with 32 petals in a circle. It is made by rotating circles about a fixed point. The…

Circular rosette with 6 petals in a circle. It is made by rotating circles about a fixed point. The radii of the smaller circles is equal to the distance between the point of rotation and the center of the circle. Thus, the circles meet in the center of the larger circle.

Circular Rosette With 4 Petals

Circular rosette with 6 petals in a circle. It is made by rotating circles about a fixed point. The…

Circular rosette with 48 petals in a circle. It is made by rotating circles about a fixed point. The radii of the smaller circles are less than the distance between the point of rotation and the center of the circle. Thus, there is a hole in the center.

Circular Rosette With 48 Petals

Circular rosette with 48 petals in a circle. It is made by rotating circles about a fixed point. The…

Circular rosette with 6 petals in a circle. It is made by rotating circles about a fixed point. The radii of the smaller circles are less than the distance between the point of rotation and the center of the circle. Thus, there is a hole in the center.

Circular Rosette With 6 Petals

Circular rosette with 6 petals in a circle. It is made by rotating circles about a fixed point. The…

Circular rosette with 6 petals. It is made by rotating circles about a fixed point. The radii of the smaller circles is equal to the distance between the point of rotation and the center of the circle. Thus, the circles meet in the center.

Circular Rosette With 6 Petals

Circular rosette with 6 petals. It is made by rotating circles about a fixed point. The radii of the…

Circular rosette with 8 petals in a circle. It is made by rotating circles about a fixed point. The radii of the smaller circles is equal to the distance between the point of rotation and the center of the circle. Thus, the circles meet in the center of the larger circle.

Circular Rosette With 8 Petals

Circular rosette with 8 petals in a circle. It is made by rotating circles about a fixed point. The…

Circular rosette with 8 petals in a circle. It is made by rotating circles about a fixed point. The radii of the smaller circles are less than the distance between the point of rotation and the center of the circle. Thus, there is a hole in the center.

Circular Rosette With 8 Petals

Circular rosette with 8 petals in a circle. It is made by rotating circles about a fixed point. The…

An illustration of a right triangle inscribed in a semicircle.

Right Triangle Inscribed In A Semicircle

An illustration of a right triangle inscribed in a semicircle.

Illustration of a sphere inscribed in a tetrahedron.

Sphere Inscribed in Tetrahedron

Illustration of a sphere inscribed in a tetrahedron.

Illustration of a sphere inscribed in a tetrahedron.

Sphere Inscribed in Tetrahedron

Illustration of a sphere inscribed in a tetrahedron.

Illustration of a square inscribed in a square. The interior square is rotated 45° in relation to the exterior square.

Square Inscribed In A Square

Illustration of a square inscribed in a square. The interior square is rotated 45° in relation to…

Illustration of a square inscribed in a square that is inscribed in another square. Each successive square is rotated 45° in relation to the previous square.

Squares Inscribed In Squares

Illustration of a square inscribed in a square that is inscribed in another square. Each successive…

Illustration of a square inscribed in a square that is inscribed in another square. Each successive square is rotated 45° in relation to the previous square. Diagonals of the largest square are shown.

Squares Inscribed In Squares

Illustration of a square inscribed in a square that is inscribed in another square. Each successive…

Illustration of a square inscribed in a square that is inscribed in another square. Each successive square is rotated 45° in relation to the previous square. Line segments are drawn connecting the vertices of the smallest to the vertices of the largest square.

Squares Inscribed In Squares

Illustration of a square inscribed in a square that is inscribed in another square. Each successive…

Illustration used to circumscribe a circle about a given triangle.

Construction Used to Circumscribe a Circle About a Triangle

Illustration used to circumscribe a circle about a given triangle.

Illustration used to escribe a circle to a given triangle. "A circle which is tangent to one side of a triangle and to the the other two sides prolonged is said to be escribed to the triangle."

Construction Used to Escribe a Circle to a Triangle

Illustration used to escribe a circle to a given triangle. "A circle which is tangent to one side of…

Illustration used to inscribe a circle in a given triangle.

Construction Used to Inscribe a Circle in a Triangle

Illustration used to inscribe a circle in a given triangle.

Illustration of a regular nonagon inscribed in an equilateral triangle. This could also be described as an equilateral triangle circumscribed about a regular nonagon.

Nonagon Inscribed in a Triangle

Illustration of a regular nonagon inscribed in an equilateral triangle. This could also be described…

Illustration of an equilateral triangle inscribed in an equilateral triangle. The smaller triangle is created by joining the midpoints of the sides of the larger triangle. The area of the inscribed triangle is 1/4 the area of the larger triangle.

Equilateral Triangle Inscribed In An Equilateral Triangle

Illustration of an equilateral triangle inscribed in an equilateral triangle. The smaller triangle is…

Illustration of an equilateral triangle inscribed in an equilateral triangle by joining the midpoints of the sides of the larger triangle. 3 smaller equilateral triangles are then constructed in the remaining area by joining the midpoints of the other 3 triangles.

Equilateral Triangles Inscribed In An Equilateral Triangle

Illustration of an equilateral triangle inscribed in an equilateral triangle by joining the midpoints…

Illustration of an equilateral triangle inscribed in an equilateral triangle by joining the midpoints of the sides of the larger triangle. Thus, there are 4 equilateral triangles inside of the large triangle. Inside each of the 4 smaller equilateral triangles another equilateral triangle is constructed by joining the midpoints of the sides.

Equilateral Triangles Inscribed In Equilateral Triangles

Illustration of an equilateral triangle inscribed in an equilateral triangle by joining the midpoints…

Illustration of an equilateral triangle inscribed in an equilateral triangle by joining the midpoints of the sides of the larger triangle. Inside the smaller equilateral triangle another inscribed equilateral triangle is constructed by joining the midpoints of the sides.

Equilateral Triangles Inscribed In Equilateral Triangles

Illustration of an equilateral triangle inscribed in an equilateral triangle by joining the midpoints…