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Incenter

An incenter is the point of concurrency of the three angle bisectors. -Construct triangle PQR and label the vertices with text toolToolbar Image. -Construct the angle bisector Toolbar Imageof each vertex. -Use the intersect Toolbar Imagein the point menu to mark the incenter and name it M with text tool Toolbar Image.
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Construct the incenter below.

Drag the vertices of PQR around. What kind of triangle is PQR if the incenter M falls on the exterior of the triangle?

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An inscribed circle (circle that is equidistant to the sides) can be added in this construction above. Construct a perpendicular Toolbar Imagefrom the incenter M to a side of the triangle. Create a segment from the incenter M to the side. This creates the radius of the circle. Construct a circle on your construction above using your compass toolToolbar Image. Move the triangle around and verify the circle always is tangent to all sides of the circle.
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Drag around the vertices of PQR. Does the circle always stay tangent to the circle and remain inside the triangle?

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Since an inscribed circle is tangent to each side of the triangle, the incenter is equidistant from each:

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