Set the compass point at a triangle's circumcentre. Which opening draws its circumcircle?
ADistance to a side
BHalf an angle bisector
CDistance to a vertex
DDistance to a midpoint
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Distance to a vertex
A circumcircle passes through all three vertices, which are equally far from its centre.
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