Ch. 10-10.3 Flashcards
Radius
A segment whose end points are the center and any endpoint on the circle
Chord
A segment whose end points are on a circle
Diameter
A chord that contains a center
Secant
A line that intersects a circle in two points
Tangent
The line that intersects the circle in exactly one point
Theorem 10.1
In a plane a line is tangent to a circle of and only if the line is perpendicular to a radius of a circle at its end point on the circle
Theorem 10.2
Tangent segments from a common external point are congruent
Central angle
An angle whose vertex is the center of the circle
Minor arc
Two letters
Less than 180
Major
Three letters
Greater than 180
Theorem 10.3
In the same circle or congruent circles, two minor arcs are congruent if and only if their corresponding chords are congruent
Theorem 10.4
If one chord if a perpendicular bisector of another chord then the first chord is a diameter
Theorem 10.5
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Circle
The set of all points in a plain that are equidistant from a given point (center)