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Pentagon Inscribed in a Circle

To draw a regular pentagon with a compass and ruler you need: paper, a compass, a ruler, and a pencil or pen. An eraser may also come in handy.


Instructions

The animation below shows step by step how to draw a regular pentagon inscribed in a circle:

Construction Animation

Watch the full geometric construction sequence with compass and ruler:

Pentagon construction animation

Credit to Aldoaldoz for creating this image. By Aldoaldoz [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons.

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