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Properties of Circles

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Terminology about Circle

Circumference
Centre
Chord
Radius
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Minor arc

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Minor segment

Major segment

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Semi-circle

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Sector

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Arcs and Angles at the Centre

What is the relation between
arcs and angles at the centre
subtended by the arcs in a
circle?

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Arcs and Angles at the Centre

AC : BC AOC : BOC

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Angles in a Circle
What is the relation between
the angle at the centre (AOB)
and
the
angle
at
the
circumference
(ACB)
subtended by the same arc?

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AOB 2ACB

If AOB is a diameter,
then ACB 90.

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Angles in a Circle
Assume AB is fixed. When
point C moves along the
circumference
of
a
segment,
does
ACB
change?

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Angles in a Circle
ACB does not change.

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i.e. angles in the same segment

of a circle are equal.

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Circumference

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Circumference

AB : BC ADB : BDC

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Cyclic Quadrilaterals
What are the relations
among the interior
angles of a cyclic
quadrilateral? Which
angle equals BCE?

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Cyclic Quadrilaterals
BAD BCD 180
ADC ABC 180
BCE BAD

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Properties of Chords (I)

What is the relation
between AM and BM
when OM AB?

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Properties of Chords (I)

AM BM

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Properties of Chords (II)

What is the relation
between ON and OM
when AB CD?

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Properties of Chords (II)

ON OM

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Tangents to a Circle
What is the relation
between tangent PQ
and radius OT?

Point of contact

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OT PQ

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Tangents to a Circle
TP and TQ are the tangents
to the circle at P and Q
respectively.
TP TQ
TOP TOQ
PTO QTO
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Angles in the Alternate Segment

If CD is the tangent to
the circle at C, what is
the relation between
BAC and BCD?

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BAC BCD

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