A Circle
A Circle
A Circle
center. Center is the fixed or given point in the circle. It is also used to name the circle.
Point O is the center of the circle. The name of the circle is circle O. PARTS OF CIRCLE
1. The radius is the segment whose endpoints are the center and any point in the circle.
It is half the diameter. The plural of the word radius is radii. 2. Diameter is a segment
whose endpoints are any two points on the circle and passes through the center. It is
also the longest chord. 3. Chord is a segment whose endpoints are any two points on the
circle. 4. Tangent is a line that touches the circle exactly one point called the point of
tangency. 5. Secant is a line that intersects the circle at two points. 6. Minor Arc is an arc
less than half a circle (less than 180°) 7. Semi-circle is an arc that measures half a circle
(exactly 180°) 8. Major arc is an arc that measures more than half a circle (more than
180°) 9. Central angle is an angle whose vertex is the center of the circle and sides are
two radii. 10. Inscribed angle is an angle whose vertex is a point on the circle and sides
are two chords