Grades 9 – 11 Circle Theorem Work Book

Name: ___________________________________________________

Completion date:___________________________________________________

Created by

Jenel Lewis Mc Lean

12/ 29/ 2023

Naming circle parts:

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Circle
 A round plane figure whose boundary consists of points equidistant from a fixed point.
Centre
The centre of the circle is the fixed point from which all points on the
boundary of the circle are equidistant. Often noted on diagrams as ‘O’.

Radius
The distance from the centre of a circle to the outside. The radius of the circle is
half the diameter of the circle. The plural of radius
is radii.

Diameter
The distance across the circle going through the
centre. The diameter is twice the radius.

Circumference

The distance once around the circle.

Arc

A part of the circumference.

Major arc – A major arc is greater than half the circumference.

Minor arc – A minor arc is less than half the circumference.
Chord
A line segment going from one point of the
circumference to another but does not go through the centre.
Secant
A line that goes through the circle at two points.

Tangent
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A straight line that touches the circle at a single

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 point only.

Sector
A section of the circle created by two radii.

Major sector – A major sector has a central angle which is more

than 1800

Minor sector – A minor sector has a central angle which is less

than 1800
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 Angles Subtended on the Same Arc/ Angles in the same segment are equal

Angles formed from two points on the circumference are equal to other angles, in the same arc,
formed from those two points.

Example
Find the angle DBC

∠ DAC is subtended by arc DC. Another inscribed angle subtended by the same arc
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is _DBC Therefore the measure of ∠ DBC is _43°.

 Reason: Because angles subtended by the same arc are equal

Try me!

1. Find the value of the angle RTU and SRT. Give reasons for your answer.

a. RSU is subtended by arc ______. Another inscribed angle subtended by the same arc is
________. Therefore the measure of ∠ RTU is ______°.

Reason: _________________________________________________________

b. Another inscribed angle subtended by the same arc as ∠ SUT is __________. Therefore the
measure of this angle is ______°.

Reason: _________________________________________________________

2. Find the value of the angles YZX , WXY and WVX. Give reasons for your answer.
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 a. YWX is subtended by arc ______. Another inscribed angle subtended by the same arc is
________. Therefore the measure of ∠ YZX is ______°.
Reason:___________________________________________________
b. WYZ is subtended by arc ______. Another inscribed angle subtended by the same arc is
________. Therefore the measure of ∠ WXZ is ______°.
Reason: ____________________________________________________

c. Look at the triangle WXV, state the measure of the angles VWX ________ and WXV
_________. The sum of angles in a triangle is 180°, then measure of ∠ WVX is _______°.

3. Find the values of a and b giving reasons for your answer

a. __________
reason: ___________________________
b. _____________
reason: ____________________________
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 4. A, B, C and D are points on the circumference of a circle.
Find the angle of ACD. Give reasons for your answer.
ACD = ___________________
Reason: _________________________________

The measure of the central angle is twice the measure of an inscribed

angle subtended by the same arc./ The angle at the centre is twice the
angle at the circumference.

Angle AOB = 2 x Angle ACB

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 Example
Find the measure of the angle AOB

ACB is an inscribed angle made by arc AB. The central angle made by the same arc is
370. Therefore, the measurement of ∠ AOB is °.

Reason: The angle at the centre is twice the angle at the circumference.

TRY Me!!
1 Find the measure of the angle TSR give reasons for your answer.

∠ ROT is a central angle made by arc ______. An inscribed angle made by the same arc is
__________. Therefore, the measure of ∠ RST is ______°.
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Reason: ________________________________________________________________
 2. Reflex ∠ FOH is the central angle made by major arc ______. An inscribed angle made by
the same arc is __________. Therefore, the measure of ∠ FGH is _____°.

Reason: _______________________________________________________________

3. RPQ is the inscribed angle made by major arc ______. ∠ _______ is also made by this same
arc, and its measure is _______°. Therefore, the measure of ∠ RPQ is ______°.

Reason:_____________________________________________________________

b. Since the sum of angles in a quadrilateral is ______°, the measure of ∠ PRO is ______°.

4. Find the measure of angle x and y, give reasons for your answer
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 x0= _______________

Reason: ____________________________________________________________

y0= _______________

Reason: ____________________________________________________________

Find, the marked angles, giving reason for your answer.

x0= _______________

Reason:

__________________________________________________

a. __________________________________________________

b.

x0= _______________

Reason:

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

c.
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x0= _______________
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Reason:
 The angle inscribed in a semicircle is a right angle/
The angle in a semi- circle is 90 degrees.
Example

The angle inscribed in a semicircle in the above diagram is _________. Therefore the measure
of this angle is _____°.

Try me!!
1.
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 a. The angle inscribed in a semicircle in the above diagram is __________Since it is inscribed
in a semicircle, the measure of ∠ PQR is ______°.

b.. Since the sum of angles in a triangle is ______°, the measure of ∠ PRQ is ______°.

2.

a. The angle inscribed in a semicircle is _________. Its measure is _____°.

b. Δ ABC is an isosceles triangle. This means that ∠ ______ and ∠ ______ are equal. Because
the sum of angles in a triangle is 180°, this means that both of these angles measure _____°.
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 Additional Work
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 Opposite Angles in a Cyclic Quadrilateral are Supplementary (sum is 180 )

1. The cyclic quadrilateral is _______________, the angle

opposite ADC is ______________. The angle ABC is
_________________.

Reason:
_______________________________________________

2. The cyclic quadrilateral is _______________, the angle

opposite ABC is ______________. The angle ADC is
_________________.

Reason: ________________________________________
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 b. The angles on a straight line adds up to ___________0. What is the measure of the angle
ADE ___________________________

3. Evaluate the measure of the magnitude of each letter representing an angle, giving a reason
for each

x0= _______________

Reason:

_____________________________________________________________________________

y0= _______________

Reason:

_____________________________________________________________________________

z0= _______________

Reason:

_____________________________________________________________________________
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