WEEK 3

Terms
Related to
Circle
Prepared by:
Hillson Jay S. Cusare
Subject Teacher
CIRCL
E

▪ Circle is a set of all points

equidistant from a given point called
center. It is named by its center.
▪ The measure of the entire circle is
360°.
 CHOR
D

▪ A chord is a segment which

endpoints are on a given circle.
▪ Example: segment AC or AC is a
chord of circle B.
ARC

▪ Arc is a part of a circumference of a

circle. It is named by their endpoints
and can be read clockwise or
counter-clockwise. The symbol for
arc is .
 ARC

Example:
The curve from point T to point Q is an
arc. Which can be read as “arc TQ or TQ.
Other example of arcs in the left figure is
arc TQS, arc QST, and arc STQ.
Types of Arc
 Semicircle

▪ An arc with a measure equal to

one-half of the circumference of a
circle. Its measure is 180°. It is named
using two or three endpoints of the
arc.
Example: arc AC or arc ADC
Minor Arc

▪ It is an arc of a circle that measures less

than a semicircle or 180°. It is named
using two endpoints of the arc or three
endpoints as long as it measures less
than 180°.
▪ Example: arc AC and arc AD
Minor Arc

What are the minor arcs of Circle B?

Major Arc

▪ It is an arc of a circle that measures

greater than the semicircle. It measures
greater than 180° but less than 360°.
▪ To indicate the major arc, we must
include the point between the endpoints
of the arc. Example: arcs YXZ and XZY
 Major Arc

What are the major arcs of Circle B?

 Intercepted
Arc

▪ Intercepted arc is the arc that lies in

the interior of an angle and has
endpoints.
Examples: arc YZ is the intercepted
arc of ∠YXZ
 Intercepted
Arc

arc AC is the intercepted arc of ∠ABC

ANGLES
 Central Angle

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Inscribed Angle

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