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Flashcards in circle vocab Deck (15)
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1
Q

an unbroken part of the circle

A

arc

2
Q

circles with equal radii

A

congruent circles

3
Q

the segment from the center of a circle to a point on the circle

A

radius

4
Q

the set of all points in a plane equidistant from the center

A

circle

5
Q

an arc who measures 180º

A

semi-circle

6
Q

a segment going thru the center of a circle (the longest chord)

A

diameter

7
Q

an angle whose vertex is on the circle

A

inscribed angle

8
Q

an arc that measures more than 180º

A

major arc

9
Q

an arc that measures less than 180º

A

minor arc

10
Q

a line that contain a chord

A

secant

11
Q

circles that are the same shape but different sizes

A

similar circles

12
Q

coplanar circle s sharing the same center

A

concentric circle

13
Q

a polygon whose vertex is on the circle

A

inscribed polygon

14
Q

an angle whose vertex is at the center

A

central angle

15
Q

a segment whose endpoints are on the circle

A

chord