GEOMETRY Q1T1 1.6.

1 Parts of Circle Practice Worksheet

Exercises
Guided Practice
Vocabulary Check 1. Sketch a circle. Then sketch and label a radius , a diameter ,
a chord , and a tangent .

Skill Check Match the part of the circle with the term that best describes it.
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2. GH
GH A. Center G H

3. MM B. Chord
K
N J
&*
4. JM
MJ C. Diameter

5. JJ D. Radius M
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MH
6. MH E. Point of tangency

GH
^&*(
7. GH F. Secant

Use the circle to name the coordinates of the points.

8. center y

9. endpoints of a diameter

10. a point of tangency

11. endpoints of a chord that

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is not a diameter
1 x
12. endpoints of a radius

Practice and Applications

Extra Practice Finding Radii The diameter of a circle is given. Find the radius.
See p. 695. 13. d 15 cm 14. d 6.5 in. 15. d 3 ft 16. d 8m

Finding Diameters The radius of a circle is given. Find the diameter.

17. r 26 in. 18. r 62 ft 19. r 8.7 m 20. r 4.4 cm

Identifying Terms Name the term that best G

describes the given line, segment, or point. B
H
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21. CD
CD ^&
22. FG
FG*(
C
F
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EC
23. EC &*
24. AB
AB A
E
25. H
H 26. AA
D

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Visualize It! Identifying Terms Tell whether the line or segment is best described
as a chord , a secant , a tangent , a diameter , or a radius .
A chord is a segment.
A secant is a line. &*
PZ
27. PZ &*
28. RT P
SR
S Z
A ^&*( R
&*
29. ST
ST 30. PZ
PZ U
B T
^&*(
31. VW
VW 32. ^&*(
TU
TU
W X V

&* is a chord.
AB Identifying Terms Identify a chord, a secant, a diameter, a radius,
^&*( is a secant. and a point of tangency.
AB
33. 34. S U T 35.
H
B E
P K
R
K R
D C J L P J

G L M
A N
F M N

Island Map The diagram shows the layout

Geography of the streets on Mexcaltitán Island.
K
G H
J

36. Name two secants.

A
37. Name two chords. F

E B
38. Is the diameter of the circle
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longer than HC
HC *? Explain. D C

39. Can you draw a line through three of the

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given points that is tangent to the circle?

Coordinate Geometry Use the diagram below.

MEXCALTITÁN is a tiny 40. What are the coordinates of
island located on the west y
the center of A? of B?
coast of Mexico. Its settlement
follows the circular shape of 41. What is the length of the radius
the island. of A? of B? A B
1
42. Name the coordinates of the 1 x
intersection of the two circles.

Coordinate Geometry Name the coordinates of the center of each

circle, identify the point of intersection of the circles, and identify a
line that is tangent to both circles.
43. y 44. y

A
B B
A
1 1

1 x 1 x

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