Honors Geometry Test Circles Secants Tangents And Angles

A chord is a segment that connects ___________

• the center to the endpoint

• to one point outside the circle

• a central angle

• 2 endpoints of a circle

Which is true of a minor arc?

• It forms half a circle.

• It forms a whole circle.

• It measures greater than 180 degrees. 

• It measures less than 180 degrees.

A ____ angle is an angle whose vertex is a the center of a circle.

• supplementary

• complimentary

• central

• obtuse

Which of the following would be a major arc in the diagram?

• BC

• BCD

• CD

• AB

• A
• B
• C
• D

What is in the picture?

• Two tangents

• Two Secants

• Two Chords

• One Secant and One Tangent

Where in the intersection of the secants shown?

• Inside the circle

• Outside the circle

• On the circle

• The secants do not intersect.

PA and PB are tangents of length 15cm to the circle with centre O. If PRO is a straight line with PR = 9cm, calculate the radius of the circle.

• 33
• 18
• 46
• 16

Where in the intersection of the secants shown?

• Inside the circle

• Outside the circle

• On the circle

• The secants do not intersect.