Circle Vocabulary-Beginning Geometry

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Important vocabulary associated with circles--
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Center The point of a circle in which all points of the circle are an equal distance away.
Radius The distance from the center of the circle to any point on the circle
Diameter The Distance across the circle
Circumference The Distance around the circle
Area The amount of space inside the circle
Tangent A line that intersects the circle at one point
Secant A line that intersects a circle at two points
Arc The distance around a fraction of the circumference
Minor arc an arc with a measure less than 180 degrees
Major arc an arc with a distance greater than 18- degrees
Semi-circle an arc with a measure of exactly 180 degrees
Central Angle angle with a vertex in the center of the circle and the endpoints lie on the circle
The central angle equals the arc measure
Inscribed angle an angle in which the vertex lies on the circle and the end point is in the circle
Inscribed angle equals one-half the intersected arc
Hope this video helped with your circle vocabulary

Geometry Vocabulary Resources
Radius

Tangent lines to a circle

Secant
Minor Arc of a Circle-Major Arc of a Circle

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