To inscribe a hexagon inside a circle, which length should you set your compass to

Use only your compass and straight edge when drawing a construction. No free-hand drawing!

Regular Hexagon
(inscribed in a circle)

A regular hexagon is a six-sided figure in which all of its angles are congruent and all of its sides are congruent.

STEPS:
1. Place your compass point on the paper and draw a circle. (Keep this compass span!)
2. Place a dot, labeled P, anywhere on the circumference of the circle to act as a starting point.
3. Without changing the span on the compass, place the compass point on P and swing a small arc crossing the circumference of the circle.
4. Without changing the span on the compass, move the compass point to the intersection of the previous arc and the circumference and make another small arc on the circumference of the circle.
5. Keep repeating this process of "stepping" around the circle until you return to point P.
6. Starting at P, connect to each arc on the circle forming the regular hexagon.

Full circle view:

Proof of Construction: PA = AB = BC = CD = DE since these lengths represent copies of the radius of circle O. But how do we know for sure that the last length, EP, coincided exactly with point P? Is EP actually the same length as the other copied radii?

ΔDOE is an equilateral triangle since it has 3 sides of equal length (DO and OE are radii lengths and DE is a copy of this radii length). In similar fashion, ΔCOD, ΔBOC. ΔAOB and ΔPOA are also equilateral triangles. Since the interior angles of an equilateral triangle each contain 60º, m∠COD = m∠BOC = m∠AOB = m∠POA = m∠DOE = 60º. Since all of the central angles (surrounding a point) must add to 360º, we know the m∠POE = 60º (360º - 300º = 60º).

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2. Which length should you set your compass to inscribe a regular hexagon in a circle?
A. The diameter
C. The radius
B. Half of the radius
D. Any size in a circle 3. The given diagram is a square inscribed in a circle. What is the point of intersection of 2. Which length should you set your compass to ins - Gauthmath and \overline {GH} P A、F B. G C.H D.I 4, What is the first step in constructing a regular pentagon inscribed in a circle?
A. Draw a diameter on the center point of the circle.
B. Construct a circle with the sharp point on the center point.
C. Draw a line to connect all the vertices to form a regular pentagon.
D. Draw an arc intersecting the larger circle. 5. What is the second step in constructing a regular hexagon inscribed in a circle?
A. Draw a line to connect all the vertices to form a regular hexagon
B. Construct a circle with the sharp point on the center point.
C. Mark the first point anywhere on the circumference of the circle. D. Draw an arc across the circle creating the third point.

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