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Circumcentre Problem 



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 The government needs to build a water reservoir for the three villages shown below. Where should the water reservoir be placed so that it is equidistant from all three villages? [Figure of triangle with vertices labeled "village 1", "village 2", "village 3"]

 de Villiers 1999 p. 31

Stellen Sie sich vor, dass ein Flughafen geplant ist, der von drei Städten aus gut erreichbar sein soll.

3 a) Die Planer entscheiden sich, den Flughafen so zu positionieren, dass der Flughafen von allen drei Städten gleich weit entfernt ist. Wo muss der Flughafen gebaut werden? Begründen Sie Ihre Lösung!

[Imagine that an airport is being planned, which should be easily accessible from three cities.

3 a) The planners decide to position the airport in such a way that the airport is equally far from all three cities. Where does the airport have to be built? Justify your solution!]

Knipping 2005 (see also Airport Problem)



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