Circle Flashcards
What does a tangent do?
A tangent touches the edge of the circle at one point
What is the rule for one angle in a triangle in a semicircle?
The angle in a semicircle is always 90*
What is the rule for angles in a cyclic quadrilateral?
Opposite sides in a cyclic quadrilateral add up to 180*
What do you look for to identify a cyclic quadrilateral?
All points of the quadrilateral must be touching the circumference
Circle theorem loc
23
Angles in the same segment are
equal
top centre
centre twice as big
bisect loc
swan
Segment loc
28
semicircle loc
28 my window
chord rule
perpendicular from centre splits the chord so creates 90
tangent chord
equal angle in alternate segment
work out circumference
pi x diameter
Chord
inside but not the middle
Tangent Angle forms?
right angle with the circle’s radius.