7th GRADE

CIRCLES
 What…
What is the name of a
polygon that has 3 sides, 3
vertices and 3 angles?
 What…
What is the name of a
polygon that has 3 sides, 3
vertices and 3 angles?

Triangle
 What…
What is the sum of the
interior angles of a
triangle?
 What…
What is the sum of the
interior angles of a
triangle?

180°
What…
What is the
measure of the
missing angle?
What…
What is the
measure of the
missing angle?
90°
 What…
What is the name of a
polygon that has 4 sides, 4
vertices and 4 angles?
 What…
What is the name of a
polygon that has 4 sides, 4
vertices and 4 angles?

Quadrilateral
 What…
What is the sum of the
interior angles of a
quadrilateral?
 What…
What is the sum of the
interior angles of a
quadrilateral?

360°
What…
What is the
measure of the
missing angle?
90°
What…
What is the
measure of the
missing angle?
What…
What is the
measure of the
missing angle?
90°
 What…
What do you call a shape
that is round?

Circle
 What is a circle?

A circle is a set of all points that are

EQUIDISTANT from another single
point which is called the CENTER.
 Parts of a circle

CENTER
It is the center point in a circle from
which all the distances to the points
on the circle are equal.
K

If a polygon can be
named by its vertices, Circle K
how do we name a
circle?
 Parts of a circle

RADIUS
It is the distance from the center of
the circle to any point on its
circumference.
K
DIAMETER
It is the distance across a circle
through the centre.
 radius and diameter

What is the relationship between the radius

and the diameter of a circle?

Radius is equal to half of the diameter of the circle.

r = ½(d) or d = 2r

If the diameter is 10 cm, then radius will

be equal to 5_ cm.
 Parts of a circle

CHORD
It is a line segment joining two points
on a curve.

What is the relationship between CHORD

K and DIAMETER?

The diameter is the longest chord

of a circle which passes through
the center of the circle.
Quickcheck!
Quickcheck!

CHORD
 Parts of a circle

What if we draw two chords and meet at

one point of the circle? What did we form?

INSCRIBED ANGLE
It is the angle formed in the interior
K
of a circle when two chords
intersect on the circle.
 Parts of a circle

What if the angles are formed by two radii

(plural of radius)?

CENTRAL ANGLE
It is formed when two radii form a
K
vertex at the central point of a circle.
 Parts of a circle

A ARC
An arc of a circle is two points on the
B
circle and the continuous part of the
circle between two points.
K
 Parts of a circle

A Minor ARC
Minor Arcs (two capital letters) Arcs
B
that have a degree measure of less
than 180 degrees.
K

AB
C
 Parts of a circle

A Major ARC
Major Arc (three capital letters) Arcs
B
that have a degree measure greater
than 180 degrees.
K

ABD
D
 Parts of a circle

A SemiCircle ARC
Semi Circle (three capital letters)
B
Arcs that have a degree measure
equal to 180 degrees.
K

ABC
D
C
RECAP
 ARC and ANGLE MEASURE

Arcs can be
measured in
degrees. The
degree of an arc is
equal to the
measure of the
central angle that
creates the arc.
 ARC and ANGLE MEASURE

Inscribed angles are formed by two chords. The vertex of an

inscribed angle is on the circle. Observe the figure.

What is the relationship

between an inscribed
angle and the arc that
the inscribed angle
intercepts?
ARC and ANGLE MEASURE
 QUICKCHECK

What is the measure of the inscribed angle ∠VWY?

 QUICKCHECK

What is the measure of the inscribed angle ∠VWY?

In a circle, an inscribed angle is half the measure of
the central angle intercepting the same arc.

Therefore m∠VWY is half the central angle ∠VUY.

∠VWY = 1/2 (m∠VUY) substitute

∠VWY = 1/2 (92) simplify
∠VWY = 46
Hence inscribed angle ∠VWY is 46°.