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Describe the radius.
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A line segment between the center and a point on the circle ore sphere.
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A connected section of the circumference of a circle.
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How do you find the Circumference of a Circle?
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Complete circular arc... Circumference = the distance around the outside of a circle.
Circumference = (1.) diameter * pi or (2.) 2*radius*pi
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Secant: an extended chord, a straight line cutting the circle at two points.
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Tangent: a straight line that touches the circle at a single point.
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Chord: a line segment whose endpoints lie on the circle.
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Centre: the point equidistant from the points on the circumference.
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Characteristics of a Circle |
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Round
Never-ending
Collection of infinite number of points.
Polygon w/ infinite number of sides
Every point on the circle is the same distance from the center |
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