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The document introduces basic terms related to circles such as center, radius, diameter, chord, and circumference. It defines these terms and provides illustrations. It then presents some examples to name different parts of circles and solve problems related to radii, diameters, and chords. The document also introduces several theorems about circles and relationships between different parts of circles.

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Circles

The document introduces basic terms related to circles such as center, radius, diameter, chord, and circumference. It defines these terms and provides illustrations. It then presents some examples to name different parts of circles and solve problems related to radii, diameters, and chords. The document also introduces several theorems about circles and relationships between different parts of circles.

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Introduction

to Circles
Michael A. Corpuz
Circles - Terms
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Radius (r) x
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Center

Chord

270°

Circumference = 2πr = dπ
Vocabulary

• Circle – the locus (set) of all points in a plane


equidistant for a given point
• Center – the central point of a circle
• Chord – any segment that endpoints are on
the circle
• Diameter – a chord that passes through the
center of the circle
• Radius – any segment that endpoints are the
center and a point on the circle
• Circumference – perimeter of a circle
a. Name the circle.
Answer: The circle has its center at E, so it is named circle E, or .

b. Name the radius of the circle.


Answer: Four radii are shown: .

c. Name a chord of the circle.


Answer: Four chords are shown:
.

d. Name a diameter of the circle.


Answer: are the only chords that go
through the center. So, are
diameters.
a. Name the circle.

b. Name a radius of the circle.

Answer:

Answer:
c. Name a chord of the circle.

d. Name a diameter of the circle.

Answer:

Answer:
Circle R has diameters and .
a. If ST = 18, find RS.

Formula for radius

Substitute and simplify.


Answer: 9
b. If RM = 24, find QM.
Formula for diameter
Substitute and simplify.
Answer: 48
c. If RN = 2, find RP.
Since all radii are congruent, RN = RP. Answer: So, RP = 2.
Circle M has diameters
a. If BG = 25, find MG.

b. If DM = 29, find DN.

Answer: 12.5

Answer: 58

c. If MF = 8.5, find MG.


Answer: 8.5
Theorems

• If a radius is perpendicular to a chord, then it bisects the chord.

• If a radius of a circle bisects a chord that is not a diameter, then it is


perpendicular to the chord.

• The perpendicular bisector of a chord passes through the center of the


circle.
Congruent Circles – Circles
that have congruent radii.

Concentric Circles – Coplanar


circles having the same center.
Theorems
• If a chords of a circle or of
congruent circles are equidistant
from the center(s), then the
chords are congruent

• If a chords of a circle or of
congruent circles are congruent,
then they are equidistant from
the center of the circle.
Central Angle – is an angle
whose vertex is the center of
the circle.

Minor Arc - an arc of a circle


that measures less than a
semicircle. It is named using
two capital letters, the endpoints
of an arc.
Major Arc – an arc of a circle that
measures greater than a
semicircle. It is named using 3
capital letters, the two endpoints
and another point on the arc.

Semicircle- is the union of the end


points of a diameter and all points
of the circle that lie on one side of
the diameter.
Inscribed Angle – is an angle
whose vertex lies on the circle and
whose sides contain chords of the
circle.
Activity 1
Activity 2

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