Circles

Objectives

a. identify the different parts of a circle

b. illustrate a circle and the terms related to it: radius, diameter chord, center, arc, chord, central
angle
c. label the parts of a circle to develop the value of determination in acquiring the skill of a circle

Disscussion

A circle is a closed curve. It is the set of all points in a plane that are equidistant from a given fixed point.
When you say equidistant, it means that they have equal distance. All points have equal distance from a
given fixed point. We name a circle by its center. In this case, we call this circle, circle O. If you draw a
line segment drawn from the center of the circle to any point of the circle. You can come up with a
radius

The parts of a circle are the radius, diameter, circumference, arc, chord, secant, tangent, sector and
segment.

Circle

A round plane figure whose boundary consists of points equidistant from a fixed point.

Centre

The centre of the circle is the fixed point from which all points on the boundary of the circle are
equidistant.

Often noted on diagrams as ‘O’.

Radius

The distance from the centre of a circle to the outside.

The radius of the circle is half the diameter of the circle.

The plural of radius is radii.

Diameter
The distance across the circle going through the centre.

The diameter is twice the radius.

Circumference

The distance once around the circle.

Arc

A part of the circumference.

Major arc –  A major arc is greater than half the circumference.

Minor arc – A minor arc is less than half the circumference.

Area

The space inside a 2D shape.

Chord

A line segment going from one point of the circumference to another but does not go through the
centre.

Secant

A line that goes through the circle at two points.

Tangent

A straight line that touches the circle at a single point only.

Sector

A section of the circle created by two radii.

Major sector –  A major sector has a central angle which is more than 180 degrees

Minor sector – A minor sector has a central angle which is less than 180 degrees

Semi circle

Half of a circle. Could be considered a sector where the circle has be split by the diameter.

Quadrant

A quarter of a circle, created by two perpendicular radii.

Segment

A section of the circle created by a chord.

Major segment –  a segment where the arc is greater than half the circumference.
Minor segment –  a segment where the arc is less than half the circumference.

Circle is used in our daily lives like the different things that we used in our house like clocks, circular
plates, circular tables and chairs

Assessment

Labelling the parts of a circle

Instruction: Use the words below to label each part of the circle correctly.

ARC CHORD CRICUMFERENCE DIAMETER

RADIUS SECTOR SEGMENT TANGENT

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