Incenters and Circumcenters in a Triangle Worksheet Name: ________________________________ Date: ______________ You will experiment with the circumcenters and incenters for the various types of triangles displayed below. ß Open this animation on Agile Mind. Use the animation to create each triangle. In which triangle is each case evident? Sketch a picture of it in the appropriate box. Equilateral Isosceles Obtuse Scalene Acute Scalene Right Scalene Circumcenter is Circumcenter is Circumcenter Incenter and located at a point located in its is located at a Circumcenter in its exterior interior (inside the point on one is located at (outside the triangle) of its sides the same triangle) point Incenter is located in its interior (inside the triangle) Compare and contrast Incenter and Circumcenter: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________