Unit 5 vocab test Flashcards
A line segment from the center to a point on the circle.
Radius
A line segment with both endpoints on the circle.
chord
A chord passing through the center of the circle.
Diameter
The perimeter of a circle.
Circumference
An angle with its vertex at the center of the circle.
Central angle
An arc smaller than a semicircle.
Minor arc
An arc larger than a semicircle.
Major arc
An arc equal to half of the circumference of a circle.
Semicircle
The distance along an arc.
Arc length
An angle with its vertex on the circle and sides as chords.
Inscribed angle
The arc lying between the endpoints of an inscribed angle.
Intercepted arc
A line touching a circle at exactly one point.
Tangent
The point where a circle and a tangent intersect.
Point of tangency
A line intersecting a circle at two points.
Secant
A part of a chord between two points on the circle.
Chord segment