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Holt Geometry Ch 11 - Circles
Circle vocab
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Mathematics
10th Grade
04/28/2009

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Secant
Definition
is a line that intersects a circle at two points
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Tangent
Definition
is a line in the same plane as a circle that intersects it at exactly one point
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Point of Tangency
Definition
the point where the tangent and a circle intersect
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Congruent Circles
Definition
two or more circles are congruent if and only if (iff) they have congruent radii
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Concentric Circles
Definition
are coplanar circles with the same center
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Tangent Circles
Definition
two coplanar circles that intersect at exactly one point
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Common Tangent
Definition
is the line that is tangent to two or more circles
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Minor Arc
Definition
an arc whose points are on or in the interior of a central angle.  The measure is less than 180 degrees.  It is congruent to the central angle measure.
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Major Arc
Definition
is an arc whose points are on or in the exterior of a central angle.  Its measure is greater than 180 degrees but less than 360.  It's measure is equal to 360 minus the central angle.
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Semicircle
Definition
an arc of the circle where the endpoints lie on the diameter.  The arc measure is always 180 degrees.
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Adjacent Arcs
Definition
are arcs of the same circle that intersect at exactly one point.
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Congruent Arcs
Definition
are two or more arcs that have the same measure
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Sector of a Circle
Definition
is the region bounded by two radii of the circle and their intercepted arc.
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Segment of a Circle
Definition
is a region bounded by an arc and its chord
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Arc Length
Definition
is the distance along an arc measure in linear units.
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Chord
Definition
is a segment whose endpoints lie on a circle
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Inscribed Angle
Definition
an angle whose vertex is on a circle and whose sides contain chords of the circle.  The measure of the angle is half the measure of the interepted arc.
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Intercepted Arc
Definition
consists of endpoints that lie on the sides of an inscribed angle and all the points of the circl between them
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