Chapter 10 Vocab
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Circle | The set of all points in a plane that are the same distance from a given point called the center |
| Secant | a line that intersects a circle in two points |
| Tangent | a line in the plane of a circle that intersects the circle in exactly one point |
| Point of Tangency | the point where a circle and a tangent intersect |
| Central angle | an angle whose vertex is the center of the circle |
| Arc | Part of a circle connecting two points on the circle. |
| Measure of an Arc | is the measure of the center angle formed by the radii from the two points |
| Inscribed angle | an angle whose vertex is on a circle and whose sides contain chords of the circle |
| Intercepted arc | the arc that lies in the interior of an inscribed angle and has endpoints on the angle. |
| Inscribed Polygon | A polygon whose vertices all lie on a circle. |
| Circumscribed circle | A circle with a inscribed polygon |
| Standard Equation of a circle | A circle with a radius r and a center (h,k) hA this standard equation: (x-h)squared + (y-k)squared = rsquared |
| Locus | the set of all points or lines that satisfy or are determined by specific conditions |
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