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What is a Chord?

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A chord is a line segment with both endpoints on the circle.

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What is a Diameter?

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A diameter is a chord that passes through the center of the circle, dividing it into two equal halves.

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What is a Radius?

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A radius is a line segment from the center of the circle to any point on the circle.

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What is a Point of Tangency?

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A point of tangency is the point where a tangent line touches the circle.

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What is a Central Angle?

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A central angle is an angle whose vertex is at the center of the circle and whose sides are radii.

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.2

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What is an Inscribed Angle?

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An inscribed angle is an angle formed by two chords in a circle which have a common endpoint.

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What is a Tangent Line?

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A tangent line is a straight line that touches the circle at exactly one point.

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What is a Sector?

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A sector is a region of a circle bounded by two radii and the arc between them.

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What is an Arc?

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An arc is a part of the circumference of a circle.

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CCSS.HSG.C.B.5

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What is a Circumscribed Angle?

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A circumscribed angle is an angle formed outside the circle by two tangents.