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Decagon Inscribed in a Circle

You can draw a regular decagon using only a compass and a ruler. Here is how to do it step by step.

What You Need

To draw a regular decagon by hand you need: a large sheet of paper, a compass, a ruler, and a pencil or pen. An eraser can also be helpful.

Instructions

The animation below shows the complete process for drawing a regular decagon inscribed in a circle:

Animation of drawing a regular decagon step by step

Agradecemos a Aldoaldoz por crear la imagen. By Aldoaldoz [CC BY-SA 3.0 o GFDL], vía Wikimedia Commons.

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