Circumscribe a taxicab circle about triangle ABC where A = (4, 0), B = (1, 8), and C = (-6, -2). Do you think that, given any triangle at all, it is possible to circumscribe a taxicab circle about it?

Circumscribe a taxicab circle about triangle ABC where A = (4, 0), B = (1, 8), and C = (-6, -2). Do you think that, given any triangle at all, it is possible to circumscribe a taxicab circle about it?

Elementary Geometry For College Students, 7e

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ISBN:9781337614085

Author:Alexander, Daniel C.; Koeberlein, Geralyn M.

Publisher:Alexander, Daniel C.; Koeberlein, Geralyn M.

Chapter3: Triangles

Section3.4: Basic Constructions Justified

Problem 38E

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Circumscribe a taxicab circle about triangle ABC where A = (4, 0), B = (1, 8), and C = (-6, -2). Do you think
that, given any triangle at all, it is possible to circumscribe a taxicab circle about it?
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