circles. a circle is the set of all points in a plane that are at a given distance from a center....
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A circle is the set of all points in a plane that are at a given distance from a center.
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Parts of a Circle
DiameterDiameter (must go through the center)
The line that divides the circle into 2 equal parts.
Parts of a Circle
RadiusRadius (half a diameter – from the outside to the center)
The line drawn from the centre to the circumference is …
Parts of a CircleChordChord
A line that connects one point on the edge of the circle with another point on the circle but not through the centeris called ….
Parts of a CircleSegmentSegment (looks a bit like an orange segment)
Is a part of the circumference of the circle .
Parts of a Circle
TangentTangent(a line that touches the circle at a single point on the circumference
• Make the second circle like this: with its center at a circumference point on the first circle, and ending at the center of the first circle.
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• Make the third circle like this: with its center at the intersection of the first two circles, and ending at the center of the first circle.