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Geometry: Chapter 6
49097 - Circle Terms
Question | Answer |
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chord | segment with endpoints on the circle |
circle | set of points in a plane that are equidistant to a given point |
radius | segment with one endpoint on center of circle and one endpoint on circle |
diameter | a chord that passes through the center of the circle |
tangent | line that intersects the circle at one point |
minor arc | an arc smaller than a semicircle |
semicircle | an arc that measures 180 degrees |
arc | part of a circle |
major arc | an arc greater than a semicircle |
congruent circles | circles with the same sized radius |
concentric circles | non-congruent circles that share the same center |
central angle | angle that has its vertex at the center of the circle |
inscribed circle | angle that has its vertex on the circle and its sides are chords |
CHORD CENTRAL ANGLES CONJECTURE | If two chords in a circle are congruent, then they determine two central angles that are congruent. |
CHORD ARCS CONJECTURE | If two chords in a circle are congruent, then their intercepted arcs are congruent. |
PERPENDICULAR TO A CHORD CONJECTURE | The perpendicular from the center of a circle to a chord is the bisector of the chord. |
CHORD DISTANCE TO CENTER CONJECTURE | Two congruent chords in a circle are equididstant from the center of the circle. |
PERPENDICULAR BISECTOR OF A CHORD CONJECTURE | The perpendicular bisector of a chord passes through the center of the circle. |
TANGENT CONJECTURE | A tangent to a circle is perpendicular to the radius drawn to the point of tangency. |
TANGENT SEGMENTS CONJECTURE | Tangent segments to a circle from a point outside the circle are congruent. |
tangent circles | circles that are tangent to the same line at the same point |