Week 4 - Lesson 1

The Circle and Its

Parts
 Learning Targets:

At the end of this lesson, the learner should be able to

● accurately determine the different parts of a

circle;

● correctly solve for the measure of the arc of a

circle; and

● correctly solve word problems involving the

parts of a circle.
 Essential Questions:

● What are the different parts of a circle?

● How will you solve for the measure of an arc of a

circle?
 Pre-Activity:

Before we learn the different parts of a circle, let us

learn how to construct figures involving a circle using
an online tool!

(Click on the link to access the exercise.)

“Geometry”. Geogebra. Retrieved 15 April 2019 from

https://www.geogebra.org/geometry
Geogebra!
Let’s construct!

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 Geogebra!
Let’s construct!

Construct the following figures in Geogebra.

1. Construct circle with center A.

2. Plot point B on the circle and construct
3. Draw a line which passes through A and whose
endpoints are on the circle. Name it .
4. Draw a line whose endpoints are on the circle but
does not pass through the center. Name it .
 Guide Question

● What kind of lines are , , and ?

● Do you think those are the only parts of a circle? Can you
give other parts of a circle?

● Why is it important to determine the different parts of a

circle?
 1 Circle
set of all points on a given plane that is equidistant from a fixed point on the
plane called the center of the circle; named based on the letter used to indicate
the center of the circle

Example:

The circle to the right is named circle .

 2 Radius
distance between the center of the circle and a point on the circle; the plural form
of radius is radii

Example:

The lines , , and are the radii of

circle .
 3 Chord
a line segment whose endpoints lie on the circle

Example:

The lines , , and are chords of

circle .
 4 Diameter
a chord that passes through the center of the circle; the diameter is also the
longest chord in a circle

Example:

The line is the diameter of circle .

 5 Secant
a line that intersects a circle in two points

Example:

The lines and are secants of

circle .
 6 Tangent
a line that intersects a circle at only one point; the point where it intersects the
circle is called the point of tangency

Example:

The line is tangent to circle , and

the point of tangency is point .
 7 Arc
a portion of a circle formed between two points on the circle

Example:

The arc is a minor arc, and the arc

is a major arc.
 8 Arc Addition Postulate
The measure of an arc formed by two adjacent arcs of the same circle is equal to
the sum of the measures of the two arcs.

Example:

In the given circle , and

. It follows that
.
 9 Central Angle
an angle whose vertex is the center of the circle

Example:

In the figure to the right, is a

central angle.
 10 Central Angle Postulate
The measure of a central angle is equal to the measure of its intercepted arc.

Example:

The measure of the central angle

is . It follows that the measure of the
intercepted arc is also .
 11 Inscribed Angle
an angle whose vertex is on the circle

Example:

In the figure to the right, is an

inscribed angle.
Example 1: Name the following parts of circle given below:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
Example 1: Name the following parts of circle given below:
a.
Solution:
is a line segment connecting the
center to the point of a circle,
which is . Thus, is a radius.
Example 1: Name the following parts of circle given below:
b.
Solution:
is a line segment connecting two
points of a circle, which is and ,
and passes through the center .
Thus, is a diameter.
Example 1: Name the following parts of circle given below:
c.
Solution:
is a line segment connecting two
points of a circle, which is and ,
but does not pass through the
center . Thus, is a chord.
Example 1: Name the following parts of circle given below:
d.
Solution:
is a line which intersects the circle
at two points, which are and .
Thus, is a secant.
Example 1: Name the following parts of circle given below:
e.
Solution:
is a line which intersects the circle
at one point, which is . Thus, is a
tangent.
Example 1: Name the following parts of circle given below:
f.
Solution:
is an angle whose vertex lies on
the circle. Thus, is an inscribed
angle.
Example 1: Name the following parts of circle given below:
g.
Solution:
is an angle whose vertex is on the
center of the circle. Thus, is a
central angle.
Example 1: Name the following parts of circle given below:
h.
Solution:
is an arc bounded by the points
and . Its measure is less than .
Thus, is a minor arc.
Example 1: Name the following parts of circle given below:
i.
Solution:
is an arc bounded by the points
and and passes through . Its
measure is more than . Thus, is a
major arc.
Example 1: Name the following parts of circle given below:
j.
Solution:
is an arc bounded by points and
Since is a diameter, it follows that
is a semicircle.
Let’s Practice/ First 10/ Board
Work

1. Determine all the radii,

diameters, chords, secants,
and tangents of the figure to
the right.
 Generalization:

1 Circle
set of all points on a given plane that is equidistant from a fixed point on the
plane called the center of the circle; named based on the letter used to indicate
the center of the circle

2 Radius
distance between the center of the circle and a point on the circle; the plural form
of radius is radii

3 Chord
a line segment whose endpoints lie on the circle
4 Diameter
a chord that passes through the center of the circle; the diameter is also the
longest chord in a circle

5 Secant
a line that intersects a circle in two points

6 Tangent
a line that intersects a circle at only one point; the point where it intersects the
circle is called the point of tangency
7 Arc
a portion of a circle formed between two points on the circle

8 Arc Addition Postulate

The measure of an arc formed by two adjacent arcs of the same circle is equal to
the sum of the measures of the two arcs.

9 Central Angle
an angle whose vertex is the center of the circle
10 Central Angle Postulate
The measure of a central angle is equal to the measure of its intercepted arc.

11 Inscribed Angle
an angle whose vertex is on the circle
 Synthesis:

● What are the different parts of a circle?

● Why is it important to determine the different parts of a

circle in solving for the measure of its arcs?

● How are chords and radii related?

Seat work #3: Direction: Name the term for the parts of the
given circle indicated by the following:
Seat work #3: ANSWER KEY