Geometry, Unit 7: Circles. Key terms, formulas, and worked-example cues a high school student meets for this unit, building on prior units. Front: the term, formula name, or short problem cue. Back: the definition, formula, or solution method.
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- What is a circle?
- The set of all points equidistant from a fixed center point
- What is the radius of a circle?
- The distance from the center to any point on the circle
- What is the diameter of a circle?
- The distance across the circle through its center, twice the radius
- What is a chord of a circle?
- A segment connecting two points on the circle
- What is the longest chord in any circle?
- The diameter
- What is a secant line?
- A line that intersects a circle at two points
- What is a tangent line to a circle?
- A line that touches the circle at exactly one point
- What is true about a tangent line and the radius drawn to the point of tangency?
- They are perpendicular
- What is an arc of a circle?
- A portion of the circle's circumference
- What is a minor arc?
- An arc smaller than a semicircle (less than 180 degrees)
- What is a major arc?
- An arc larger than a semicircle (more than 180 degrees)
- What is a semicircle?
- An arc that is exactly half the circle (180 degrees)
- What is a central angle?
- An angle whose vertex is at the center of the circle
- What is the relationship between a central angle and its intercepted arc?
- They have the same degree measure
- What is an inscribed angle?
- An angle whose vertex lies on the circle, formed by two chords
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