Circle

Definition on circle:

A circle is the locus of all points equidistant from a central point.

Parts of a circle are:Radius,Diameter and Chord

RADIUS:The line joining the centre of the circle to
any point on the circle is called radius of the circle

Centre point
Point A ֗

A B
Radius
segment AB is
written as seg
AB
CHORD:A line joining any two points on a circle is
called a chord.

Seg PQ
P Q
Seg XS

X S
DIAMETER:The chord passing through the centre of
the circle is called the Diameter
Radii
Diameter :Seg AB Seg OA &Seg OB

Diameter: A B
Radius +Radius
O
Diameter:
SegOA +SegOB
Seg AB
POINTS TO REMEMBER :

a)A circle has many radii.They are all of the same length.

b)All chords are not of equal length.

c)A circle has many chords.

d)A circle has many diameters.They are all of the same length.

c)All diameters are chords but all chords are not diameters.
 EXERCISE:
Identify the radius ,diameter and chord of the given circle
A
X

v
O

Y
B
 ANSWERS:

Diameter : Seg AB
Radius : Seg OV
Chord : Seg XY
 Formula:
Diameter= 2 radius
EX: Find the diameter of a circle with radius 3 cm
Solution:
Diameter =2r
=2x3
=6cm
Ans)The diameter of a circle is 6 cm.
EX: Find the diameter of a circle with the following
radii:
i) 2 cm ii)5cm iii) 7cm