Bombay Cambridge Gurukul

Circle

MATHEMATICS

STANDARD: VI
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Circle in daily life Q
Circle in music r d PQ
Ch o
Circle in sports
Circle P

Centre Diameter DE
Circumference D E
O
M O
Circular region s Centre
diu
Radius
Ra
Diameter F
M
Chord
RE
Arc G r c
A
Semicircle
Segments of a circle
Crossword
 A circle

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 Many musical instruments have a circular surface.
For example:

Bingo Drum Tabla

BACK Snare Drum Bass Drum

 A circle

BACK Five rings in the logo of Olympic games

 A circle is a closed curve in a plane.

A circle can be drawn with the help of a circular object.

For example: A circle drawn with the help of a coin.

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 A circle is a closed curve
consisting of all points
A circle
in a plane which are at the
same distance (equidistant)
from a fixed point inside it.
Centre O

This fixed point (equidistant)

inside a circle is called
centre.

A circle has one and only

one centre.

BACK
 A

Centre
A circle
O

The distance around a circle is called its circumference.

BACK
 A circle divides a plane into three parts.

3. Exterior of a circle

Centre
O
2. Interior of a circle

1. The circle
A plane
The interior of a circle together with its circumference
is called the circular region. BACK
 O Centre
u s
d i
Ra

M
A point on the circle

A line segment that joins any point on the circle to its centre
is called a radius.
(Contd…)
(Contd…)

N
Centre O

us
di M
a
R
K
L
 Radii ( plural of radius) of a circle are equal in length.

 Infinite number of radius can be drawn in a circle.

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 A

O Centre
A circle
Diameter AB

B
A line segment that joins any two points on the circle and
passes through its centre is called a diameter.
(Contd…)
(Contd…)
M
A

A circle
P

O
Centre
Q

N
 Infinite number of diameters can be drawn in a circle.

 As the radii of a circle are equal in length, its diameters too

(Contd…)

Diameter MN
M N
Radius OM O Radius ON
Centre

Radius OM = Radius ON
Diameter MN = Radius OM + Radius ON
The length of the diameter of a circle is twice the length of its
radius.
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A is a point on the B is another point
circle on the circle
A
A line seC
gm
hoerndt that joins B
point A and B

A line segment that joins any two points on the circle is

called a chord.
 M
Cho
rd MN N
O
C D
Chord CD
Diameter CD

or d KL
L Ch

Diameter is also a chord of the circle.

(Contd…)
 M N
Chord MN

O
C D
Diameter CD

K L
Chord KL

C D
M N

The diameter is the longest chord.

(Contd…)
 M N
Chord MN
G
Ch O Centre
or
d
GH
K
L
Chord KL
H

Infinite number of chords can be drawn in a circle.

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 K L

O
Centre

An arc is the distance between any two points on the

circumference of a circle.
(Contd…)
 Naming an arc
X
Arc KXL
K L

O
Centre

An arc is named by three points, of which two are the end

points of the arc and the third one lies in between them.
(Contd…)
 X
Minor Arc KXL
K L

O
Centre

Major Arc KYL

Y
An arc divides the circle into two parts: the smaller arc is
called the minor arc, the larger one is called the major arc.
(Contd…)
 An arc

An arc

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 S Semicircle
Arc DSE DSE

Diameter
D E
O
Centre

R Semicircle
Arc DRE DRE

 Half of a circle is called a semicircle.

 A semicircle is also an arc of the circle. (Contd…)

 Semicircle DSE

Semicircular region
O Diameter E
D
Centre

Semicircular region
Semicircle DRE

The diameter of a circle divides it into

2 semicircular regions.
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 S
Minor segment of a
circle
D E
Chord DE

Centre
O
Major segment of a
circle

R
A chord divides the circular region into 2 parts, each of
which is called a segment of the circle. (Contd…)
 P Minor arc DPE

D E Minor segment of
Chord DE the circle

Centre
O
Major segment of the
circle
Major arc DQE
Q

 The part of the circular region enclosed by a minor

major arc and

the chord is called a not

 Minor minor
major segment.
Major segment does contain
contains the theofcentre
centre of the circle.
the circle.
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 O
Centre

Radius Diameter Chord Arc Semi

Circle
 O Centre
M
s O
i u
a d
R

Radius Diameter Chord Arc Semi

Circle
 Diameter DE
D E
O
Centre

Radius Diameter Chord Arc Semi

Circle
 Q
d PQ
Ch o r
P

O
Centre

Radius Diameter Chord Arc Semi

Circle
 E
O
Centre R
c PQ
Ar F

Radius Diameter Chord Arc Semi

Circle
 S
Semicircle DSE

Semicircle
Diameter
D E
O
Centre
Semicircle

Radius Diameter Chord Arc Semi

circle
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1A Across:
4D I A M E T E 3R 4. The line segment that joins
R A any two points on the circle
R
and passes through its
5C I R C L E D centre.
5. A closed curve in a plane.
U I 6. All points on the circle are
M equidistant from this point.
U
7. A line segment that joins any
F S two points on a circle.

E
Down
6C E N T R E 1. The distance between any two
points on the circumference of the
E circle.
N 2. The distance around the circle.

7C H O R D 3. The distance from the centre of the

circle to a point on the circle.
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