Circles+ circle theorems Flashcards
The angle in a semicircle
Is a right angle
The angle at the centre is
Twice the angle at the circumference
Angles in the same segment are
Equal
Cyclic quadrilateral
A quadrilateral with all four corners touching the circle’s circumference, opposite angles add up to 180
A tangent is
Perpendicular to a radius
Angles in alternate segments
Are equal
A chord is bisected by
A perpendicular radius
What is the name for the line from the centre to the circumference of a circle
Radius
What bisects a chord
A perpendicular radius
What is the name for the line that splits a circle in half
Diameter
What is the name for the part inbetween two radii
Sector
What is the name for the smaller part inbetween a chord and the circumference
Minor segment
What is the name for the bigger part inbetween a chord and the circumference
Major segment
What is the circumference split into by a chord
Major and minor arcs
What is the name of the line that touches the circumference at only one point
Tangent