Inscribe a Circle in a Triangle

How to Inscribe a Circle in a Triangle
using just a compass and a straightedge

Inscribe: To draw on the inside of, just touching but never crossing the sides (in this case the sides of the triangle).

Steps:

• Bisect one of the angles
• Bisect another angle
• Where they cross is the center of the inscribed circle, called the incenter
• Construct a perpendicular from the center point to one side of the triangle
• Place compass on the center point, adjust its length to where the perpendicular crosses the triangle, and draw your inscribed circle!