2020 · Q83
What is the maximum number of circum-circles that a triangle can have?
Elementary MathematicsCircles
- A1
- B2
- C3
- DInfinite
Explanation
Any three non-collinear points determine a unique circle (the perpendicular bisectors of two chords meet at the single circumcentre). So exactly one circle passes through the three vertices. The circumcentre is the intersection point of the perpendicular bisectors of any two of the sides.