Relations among

Chords, Arcs, Central

Angles and Inscribed
Angles
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 Relations among Chords,
Arcs, Central
Angles and Inscribed Angles
 CIRCLE
 A circle is a two-dimensional shape in which all points on
the circumference (perimeter) are equidistant from the
center.
 PARTS OF THE CIRCLE

1. The radius of the circle is a straight line drawn from the

center to the circumference.
2. The chord is a straight segment joining two points on the
Circumference points of a circle.
3. The diameter is the length of the line through the center
that touches two points on the edge of the circle.
Diameter is a special kind of chord passing through the
center.
 PARTS OF THE CIRCLE

4. A secant line is a line

passing through two points
of a circle.
5. A tangent line is a line
coplanar with the circle
and intersects at one and
only one point. The
point of tangency only
touches the circle at one
point.
 PARTS OF THE CIRCLE
6. An arc is a part of the circumference between two points or a continuous
piece of a circle.
(a) AMajor Arc is an arc of a circle that is larger than semicircle of the
circle. Major arcs are named with the letters of three points- the first and
last are the endpoints and the middle letter is any other point on the arc.
Major Arc is an arc whose measure is greater than half of the circle or
greater than 180°.
(b) AMinor Arc is the shorter arc joining two point on the circumference of a
circle. Minor Arc is an arc which measures less than half of the circle or
less than 180°.
(c) Asemi-circle is an arc which is half of the circumference. Semicircle is an
arc whose measure is half of the circle or 180°.
 PARTS OF THE CIRCLE

7. Central Angle is an angle whose vertex is located on the

center of the circle.
8. Inscribed Angle is an angle whose vertex is a point on the
circle.
Identify the
following:

Minor Arcs:

Major Arcs:

Central Angles:

Inscribed Angles:
Answers:
 Example:
B and C are points on the circle A. If AB = 2x-3 and AC = x+1, find the lengths of
the radius and diameter.
 The Arc Addition Postulate
• The measure of an arc formed by two adjacent arcs is the
sum of the measures of the two arcs.
 The Central Angle Theorem
The measure of a central angle of a circle is equal to the measure
of its intercepted arc.
 The Inscribed Angle Theorem
The measure of an inscribed angle is one-half the measure of its
intercepted arc.

m∠QRS = 55°
 Corollaries to the Inscribed
Angle Theorem
Corollary 1: An angle inscribed in a semicircle is a right angle.
Corollary 2: The opposite angles of a quadrilateral inscribed in
a circle are supplementary.
If quadrilateral BCED is inscribed in the circle, then
Corollary 2: The opposite angles of a quadrilateral inscribed in
a circle are supplementary.
If quadrilateral BCED is inscribed in the circle, then
Corollary 3: Two inscribed angles that intercept the same
arc are congruent.
Example 1
Circle P below shows the different parts of the circle. The
table shows the measures of central angle, inscribed angle
and its intercepted arc.
Table 1 below shows the measures of Central Angle and its
Intercepted Arc

Based on table 1, what is the relationship

between the measure of central angle and its
intercepted arc?
Table 2 below shows the measures of
Inscribed angle and its Intercepted Arc
Example 2
In the figure at the right, if ∠APB = 30° and ∠DAC = 25°
Example 3
Given circle A, show that ∠CDB = 90°

Example 4
Given circle A, show that ∠CBD = 1/2 ∠CAD