Circle Vocab #1

A segment whose endpoints are the center and any point on the circle

• radius
• diameter
• chord
• tangent

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.2

A line in the plane of a circle that intersects a circle at exactly two points

• secant line
• diameter
• chord
• tangent line

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.2

A segment whose endpoints are on the circle  

• radius
• diameter
• circumference
• chord

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.2

Set of all points in the plane equidistant from a single point called the center

• circle
• chord
• polygon
• radius

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

CCSS.HSG.GPE.A.1

A segment whose endpoints are on the circle that contains the center of the circle

• radius
• circumference
• diameter
• chord

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.2

CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

A line in the plane of a circle that intersects the circle at only one point, called the point of tangency

• diameter
• sector
• tangent line
• secant line

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.2

CCSS.HSG.C.A.4

The radius of a circle is

• The measurement from the center of a circle to an edge of the circle.
• The measurement around the circle
• The measurement from and edge of the circle to another edge through the center
• A line perpendicular to the diameter of the circle

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.2

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

How many degrees are in a cirlce?

• 90
• 180
• 270
• 360

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

CCSS.4.MD.C.5B

Which best describes segment AB?

• chord
• secant
• tangent
• diameter

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.2

What best describes segment AB?

• chord
• secant
• tangent
• diameter

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.2