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To \emph{circumscribe} a regular equilateral polygon (such as a triangle, square, pentagon, etc.) is to enclose it in a circle so that the vertices of the polygon are on the circumference of the circle. To \emph{circumscribe} a regular equilateral polygon (such as a triangle, square, pentagon, etc.) is to enclose it in a circle so that the vertices of the polygon are on the circumference of the circle.
\begin{center} \begin{center}
\includegraphics{CircumscribedTriangle} \includegraphics{CircumscribedTriangle}
\end{center} \end{center}