Circumcenter Construction

Explore the construction of the circumcenter and its relationship with the triangle.
Summarize the properties and construction of the circumcenter of a triangle.[br][br][u]Hint[/u]: If you are not familiar with the construction steps necessary, you might want to explore the applet below. Just use the buttons of the [i]Navigation[/i][i] Bar[/i] in order to replay the construction steps.
Task:
Construct the circumcenter of triangle ABC by following the construction steps provided below the blank worksheet.
Construction Steps:
[table][tr][td][size=100]1.[/size][/td][td][size=100][icon]https://tube.geogebra.org/images/ggb/toolbar/mode_circle2.png[/icon][/size][/td][td][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100]Construct a circle centered at point A [i]and through point B[/i]. (circle d)[/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/td][td][br][/td][td][size=100]8.[/size][/td][td][size=100][icon]https://www.geogebra.org/images/ggb/toolbar/mode_join.png[/icon][/size][/td][td][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100]Construct[/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][i] line GF[/i]. (line i)[/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/td][/tr][tr][td][size=100]2.[/size][/td][td][size=100][size=100][icon]https://tube.geogebra.org/images/ggb/toolbar/mode_circle2.png[/icon][/size][/size][/td][td][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100]Construct a circle centered at point B [i]and through point A[/i]. (circle e)[/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][br][/size][/td][td][br][/td][td][size=100]9.[/size][/td][td][size=100][icon]https://tube.geogebra.org/images/ggb/toolbar/mode_circle2.png[/icon][/size][/td][td][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100]Construct a circle centered at point B [i]and through point C[/i]. (circle k)[/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/td][/tr][tr][td][size=100][size=100][size=100]3.[/size][/size][/size][/td][td][size=100][size=100][icon]https://www.geogebra.org/images/ggb/toolbar/mode_intersect.png[/icon][/size][/size][/td][td][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100]Construct the intersection points between circle d and circle e. [br](point D & point E)[/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/td][td][br][/td][td][size=100]10.[/size][/td][td][size=100][icon]https://tube.geogebra.org/images/ggb/toolbar/mode_circle2.png[/icon][/size][/td][td][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100]Construct a circle centered at point C [i]and through point B[/i]. (circle p)[/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/td][/tr][tr][td][size=100]4.[/size][/td][td][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][icon]https://www.geogebra.org/images/ggb/toolbar/mode_join.png[/icon][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/td][td][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100]Construct[/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][i] line DE[/i]. (line f)[/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][br][/size][/td][td][size=100][br][/size][/td][td]11.[br][/td][td][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][icon]https://www.geogebra.org/images/ggb/toolbar/mode_intersect.png[/icon][/size][/size][/size][/size][/td][td][size=100][/size][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100]Construct the intersection points between circle k and circle p. [br](point I & point H)[/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][br][/td][/tr][tr][td][size=100]5.[/size][/td][td][size=100][icon]https://tube.geogebra.org/images/ggb/toolbar/mode_circle2.png[/icon][/size][/td][td][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][/size][/size][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100]Construct a circle centered at point A [i]and through point C[/i]. (circle g)[/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/td][td][br][/td][td][size=100]12[/size][/td][td][size=100][icon]https://www.geogebra.org/images/ggb/toolbar/mode_join.png[/icon][/size][/td][td][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100]Construct[/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][i] line IH[/i]. (line J)[/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/td][/tr][/table][br][table][tr][td][size=100]6.[/size][/td][td][size=100][icon]https://tube.geogebra.org/images/ggb/toolbar/mode_circle2.png[/icon][/size][/td][td][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100]Construct a circle centered at point C [i]and through point A[/i]. (circle h)[/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][br][/size][/td][td][size=100][br][/size][/td][td]13.[br][/td][td][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][icon]https://www.geogebra.org/images/ggb/toolbar/mode_intersect.png[/icon][/size][/size][/size][/size][/td][td][size=100][/size][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100]Construct[/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][i] the intersection of line f and line i. (point J) [/i][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size] [br][/td][/tr][tr][td][size=100]7.[/size][/td][td][size=100][icon]https://www.geogebra.org/images/ggb/toolbar/mode_intersect.png[/icon][/size][/td][td][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100][size=100]Construct the intersection points between circle g and circle h. [br](point G & point F)[/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/td][td][br][/td][td][size=100][/size][/td][td][size=100][/size][/td][td][size=100][size=100][/size][/size][/td][/tr][/table]
Question:
Are line DE, line GF, and line IH always concurrent? (Move points A, B, and C to change the triangle and check your answer.)
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