Circle Geometry

Study Notes

 Circles
A circle: a set of points in a plane, equidistant from a fixed center
Any line segment that connects the center to a point in the circle is
called radius. Any line segment that connects two points on a circle
is called chord. Any chord that passes through the center is called
diameter. Diameter = 2.radius

Circumference: C = 2r
A full revolution of a spinning wheel means a point on the edge of a wheel
travels one circumference.
If a wheel spins at 3 revolutions per second and its diameter is 10 units, a
point on the edge will travel at a rate of 30/s (Circumference = 10 , and the
point travel 3 circumferences per second).

 Circles: Area of a Circle

A = r
All we must know is the radius
Area of a Sector
Area of a Sector = r . (x/360)