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Circles Flashcards

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Circle

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A shape with all points a distance r from the center.

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What is the center of a circle?

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The point in the middle of a circle that is a distance r from all other points.

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Radius

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A line from the center to any point on the circle. Always remains the same length.

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Diameter

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A straight line passing through the center and connecting two points on the circle.

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Congruent circles

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Circles with the same radius.

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Chord

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A straight line going from one point on a circle to another.

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Radius

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A straight line from the center of a circle to any point on the circle.

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Diameter

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Two times the radius

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Circumference

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Distance around the circle, equal to pi times its diameter or pi times 2 times its radius.

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Central angle

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An angle formed by two radii.

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Measure of an arc

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An angle formed by two radii with endpoints at the arc’s endpoints.

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Length of an arc

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The distance along an arc from one endpoint to another.

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Area of a circle

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The area enclosed by a circle.

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Sector

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A region of a circle between two radii.

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Area of a sector

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The area enclosed within a sector of a circle.

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Tangent

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A line that intersects a circle at only one point.

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Point of tangency

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The point on a circle that a tangent intersects.

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Inscribed

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A shape, typically a polygon, whose vertices lie on the circumference of a circle. If it’s a circle inscribes in another shape, the circumference of the circle touches each side of the outer shape.

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Circumscribed

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The outer shape that encloses an inscribed shape.

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Concentric circles

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Circles with the same center.

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Equation for the area of a circle

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A=pi*r^2

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Equation for the circumference of a circle

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A=2pir or pi*d

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