Circle Vocab

A segment that connects the center of a circle with a point on the circle.

• tangent
• secant
• diameter
• radius

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.2

A segment connecting two points on a circle that passes through the center.

• diameter
• radius
• secant
• tangent

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.2

A segment that connects two points on a circle; may or may not pass through the center of the circle.

• tangent
• secant
• chord
• diameter

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.2

A line that touches a circle in just one point.

• tangent
• chord
• secant
• radius

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.2

CCSS.HSG.C.A.4

A line that passes through the circle.

• chord
• radius
• secant
• tangent

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.2

What is the name for the distance around a circle?

• Diameter
• Radius
• Circumference
• Chord

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

CCSS.HSG.GMD.A.1

An arc is a smaller piece of the...

• Chord
• Center
• Circumference
• Radius

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.2

CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

CCSS.HSG.C.B.5

A circle is named after its what?

• Center
• Arc
• Circumference
• Secant

What is it called when we extend a cord past the circle?

• Tanget
• Secant
• Chord
• Center

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.2

CCSS.HSG.C.A.4

• Name the circle: Circle B
• Name the circle: Circle DE
• Name the circle: Circle A
• Name the circle: Circle DBC

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.2

CCSS.HSG.C.A.3