What construction does the image below demonstrate?

a circle is drawn and new circles have been constructed at the length of the radius in a pattern around the original circle.

the circumcenter of a regular hexagon
the incenter of a regular hexagon
a regular hexagon circumscribed about a circle
a regular hexagon inscribed in a circle

Answer

A regular hexagon inscribed in a circle

Explanation

This construction simply defines a regular hexagon that has been inscribed in a circle with a compass and straight edge. Every side of the regular hexagon will be equal to the distance from the center to any of the vertex. The width of the compass is set at the radius distance and the length is marked off around the circle to form six vertices of the regular hexagon.

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