Circumnavigating the Circumcenter

Students use the concurrent point of perpendicular bisectors of triangle sides to determine the circumcenter of three points. Students will reason that the circumcenter of the vertices of a polygon is the optimal location for placement of a facility to service all of the needs of sites at the vertices forming the polygon.
Resource ID#: 49113 Type: Lesson Plan
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Subject(s): Mathematics
Grade Level(s): 9
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Document Camera
Instructional Time: 45 Minute(s)
Keywords: perpendicular, circumcenter, concurrent, triangle, angle, vertex, vertices, point of concurrency, construction, circumscribe
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan
Instructional Design Framework(s): Direct Instruction
Resource Collection: CPALMS Lesson Plan Development Initiative

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