circumscribe polygon

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• circumscribe —    To draw a line or lines around something; to encircle, as when enclosing (perhaps a polygon or polyhedron ) within lines, curves, or surfaces. To determine the limits of; to define or restrict …   Glossary of Art Terms

• Bicentric polygon — In geometry, bicentric polygon is a circumscribed polygon which also has an inscribed circle (a circle that is tangent to each side of the polygon). All triangles and all regular polygons are bicentric. On the other hand, a rectangle with unequal …   Wikipedia

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• Inscribed figure — In geometry, an inscribed planar shape or solid is one that is enclosed by and fits snugly inside another geometric shape or solid. Specifically, there must be no object similar to the inscribed object but larger and also enclosed by the outer… …   Wikipedia

• Proof that 22/7 exceeds π — Proofs of the famous mathematical result that the rational number 22⁄7 is greater than π date back to antiquity. What follows is a modern mathematical proof that 22⁄7 > π, requiring only elementary techniques from calculus. The purpose is not… …   Wikipedia

• Pappus of Alexandria — (Greek polytonic|Πάππος ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς) (c. 290 ndash; c. 350) was one of the last great Greek mathematicians of antiquity, known for his Synagoge or Collection (c. 340), and for Pappus s Theorem in projective geometry. Nothing is known of his… …   Wikipedia

• inscribe — verb a) To write or cut words onto something, especially a hard surface; to engrave. b) To draw a circle, sphere, etc. inside a polygon, polyhedron, etc. and tangent to all its sides. See Also: circumscr …   Wiktionary