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10: CIRCLES
A. Terms And Characteristics Constructing An Arc
Of Circles Given The Radius
B. Terms And Characteristics Constructing An Arc
Of Circles Given The Diameter
Determining Circle Centre By Constructing A Circle Or An Arc
Method Of Two Chords Given Three Points
Determining Arc Centre Constructing A Circumscribed
By Method Of Two Chords Circle Of Triangle
1. Circle centre.
2. Radius (R).
3. Diameter (Ø).
4. Circumference.
Terms And Characteristics Of Circles
1. Segment.
2. Chord.
3. Quadrant.
4. Arc.
5. Sector.
DETERMINING CIRCLE CENTRE
BY METHOD OF TWO CHORDS
Given a circle.
P Q
Given an arc.
Given radius R.
Centred at O, draw
circle or arc with radius
R.
CONSTRUCTING A CIRCLE
GIVEN THE DIAMETER
Given diameter D.
Centred at O, draw
circle or arc.
CONSTRUCTING AN ARC
GIVEN THE RADIUS
Centred at O, draw
circle or arc with radius
R from point A to B.
CONSTRUCTING AN ARC
GIVEN THE DIAMETER
Given diameter D.
Centred at O, draw
arc.
CONSTRUCTING A CIRCLE OR AN ARC
GIVEN THREE POINTS
Centred at O,
construct circle or arc
with radius OA through
A, B and C.
CONSTRUCTING A CIRCUMSCRIBED
CIRCLE OF TRIANGLE
Centred at O,
construct circle through
A, B and C.
CONSTRUCTING AN EXTERNAL
CIRCLE OF A TRIANGLE
Draw perpendicular
line from O to AB
intersecting at P.
CONSTRUCTING AN INSCRIBED
CIRCLE OF A TRIANGLE
Construct
perpendicular line from
O to BC intersecting at
P. Draw a circle with
radius OP.