Circle Theorems

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 Starter
A man walks 15km due East and then 10km due North. How far is
he from his starting point? What bearing is he now at from his
starting point? What bearing should he travel along to walk
directly back?
 Circle Theorems (3)
• This is another lesson on Circle Geometry

• We are going to look at solving problems

within a Circle

• This lesson involves bisectors of chords…

 Circle Theorems (3)
• A Chord is a line joining two

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• The Diameter is a special

Chord that splits the circle
exactly in half
 Circle Theorems (3)
• The Perpendicular Bisector of a
Chord is the line that cuts it in half,
at a right-angle

• It always goes through the centre

of the circle
 Circle Theorems (3)
The Chord XY is 10cm from the centre Y
of a circle. The Chord measures 18cm in M
length. What is the Radius of the circle?
X

OM splits triangle OXY in half… O

Write on all the information you know!!

a2 + b 2 = c 2
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81 + 100 = c2 9cm
c2 = 181 10cm
c = 13.45cm X

13.45cm
? O
 Circle Theorems (3)
AB is a Chord in a circle, which with O
makes a triangle. The radius of the
circle is 5cm. AB measures 8cm.
Calculate the distance OM. O

OM splits triangle OAB in half…

A M B
Write on all the information you know!!
O
c2 – b2 = a2
25 – 16 = a2 5cm
3cm
?
a2 = 9
a = 3cm

A M
4cm
 Circle Theorems (3)
The line OM is the perpendicular
Bisector of Chord CD. OM is 3cm long.
The radius of the Circle is 13cm. How
long is Chord CD? C O

OM splits triangle OCD in half… M

D
Write on all the information you know!!

c2 - b2 = a2
169 - 9 = a2 C 13cm
a2 = 160 O
a = 12.65cm (2dp) 12.65cm
? 3cm
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 Circle Theorems (3)
The line OM is the perpendicular
Bisector of Chord CD. OM is 3cm long.
The radius of the Circle is 13cm. How
long is Chord CD? C O

CM = 12.65cm M

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So Chord CD will be double that…

12.65 x 2 = 25.3cm
C 13cm
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12.65cm 3cm
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 Summary
• We have seen another circle theorem

• This involves the perpendicular bisector of a

chord

• It also is a good review of basic Pythagoras

and Trigonometry