Chapter 10 Flashcards
Circle:
A closed shape with all points equidistant from the center
Radius:
A segment from the center to the circumference
Circumference:
The distance around a circle
Secant:
A line that intersects the circle exactly twice
Tangent:
A line that intersects the circle exactly once
Chord:
A segment with its endpoints on the circles circumference
Diameter:
A chord through the center of a circle
Point of tangency:
The point that the tangent crosses on the circle.
Semicircle:
Half of the circumference
Major arc:
More than half of the circumference
Minor arc:
Less than half of the circumference
Circular arc:
A portion of a circle measured by the central angle, 0
Center:
A point in the middle of a circle
Central angle:
An angle whose vertex is the center of the circle
Line segment:
A line that has a definite beginning and end
Concentric circles:
circles that have a common center and have no points of intersection
Tangent circles: c
Circles with exactly one point of intersection.
Perpendicular bisector:
a line or line segment that intersects at 90 and divides into two equal parts
Inscribed polygon:
A polygon whose vertices intercept the circumference of a circle.
Pythagorean thrm:
A^2 + b^2 = c^2
* b = bottom of triangle
* c (hypotenuse)
Circumscribed circle:
the circle that contains the vertices of an inscribed polygon
Segment symbol:
<—->
Line symbol:
The point in the middle of a circle is the _____ of the circle
Name