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Circle of vocabulary
definition of terms
Question | Answer |
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Chord | A segment whose endpoints lie on a circle. |
Diameter | A cord that contains the center of a circle |
Secant of a Circle | A line that contains a chord |
Tangent to a Circle | A line that contains a chord |
Circle | The set of all points in a plane at a given distance from a given point in the plane |
Radius | A segment from a point on a circle or a sphere to the center. |
Congruent Circles | Circles with the same radius. |
Concentric Circles | Circles that lie in the same plane that share the same center. |
Inscribed Angle | Angle whose vertex lies on a circle and whose sides contain chords of the circle. |
Central Angle | Angle whose vertex is the center of the circle and whose sides contain radii of the circle. |
Circumference | Distance around a circle, that is, the perimeter of a circle. |
Arc Length | A fraction of the circumference of a circle defined by the arc. |
Arc of a Circle | Two points on a circle and the continuous part of the circle between the two points |
Semicircle | An arc of a circle whose endpoints of a diameter. |
Minor Arc | An arc of a circle whose length is less than the length of a semicircle of the circle. |
Major act | An arc of a circle whose length is greater than the length of a semicircle of the circle |