Studied by 1 personCircle
The collection of all points in a plane that are equidistant from a given point (center).
Center of a Circle
The point from which all points that lie on a circle are equidistant.
Radius
A segment in a circle in which one endpoint lies on the circle while the other lies on the center
Diameter
A segment in a circle in which both endpoints lie on the circle, and it passes through the center
Chord
A segment in which both endpoints are on the circle
Secant
A line that intersects a circle at 2 points
Tangent of a circle
A line in a plane of a circle that intersects the circle at exactly 1 point
Point of tangency
The point at which a tangent line/segment/ray intersects a circle
Concentric Circles
Coplanar circles that have a common center
Circumscribed Circles
A circle that contains all the vertices of an inscribed polygon
Inscribed Polygon
An angles whose vertex is center a circle and whose sides are cords of a circle
Interscribed Polygon
A polygon in which all vertices lie on a circle
Subtend
If the endpoint of a chord or arc lie on the lies of an inscribed angle the chord of arc is said to subtend the angle
Common Tangent
A segment or a line that is tangent to 2 or more coplanar circles
Common internal tangent
A common tangent that intersects the segment that joins the center of 2 circles
Common External tangent
A common tangent hat does not intersect the segment that joins the center of 2 circles
Semi circle
An arc with endpoints of a diameter
Central Angle
An angle whose vertex is the center of a circle
Minor Arc
An arc with a measure of less than 180
Major Arc
An arc with a measure of greater than 180
Adjacent Arcs
Arcs of a circle that have only one point in common
Congruent Arcs
Arcs that have the same measure and are of the same circle or of congruent circles
Similar Arcs
Arcs that have the same measure
Congruent Circles
Circle that have the same radius
Tangent Circles
Coplanar circles that intersect at 1 point
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