Identify step 1 in the construction of a regular hexagon inscribed in a circle.
a) place a point, labeled a, anywhere on the circumference of the circle as a starting point.
b) place your compass point on the paper and draw a circle (keep the span of the compass).
c) keep repeating this process of stepping around the circle until you return to point a.
d) without changing the compass span, place the compass point on a and swing a small arc crossing the circumference of the circle.