GCSE Mathematics (9-1)

21.1 Parts of a circle — Practise with help

Warm-up: remember

  1. What is a line segment?
  2. Two lines meet at 90∘90^\circ. What word describes them?
Answers
  1. A straight part of a line with two endpoints.
  2. Perpendicular.

Practise with help

1. A circle has radius 3.83.8 cm. Work out its diameter.

Hint

The diameter is two radii.

Next step

Write d=2rd=2r, then substitute r=3.8r=3.8.

Full working

d=2(3.8)=7.6d=2(3.8)=7.6 cm.

2. Name the part: (a) the circle's boundary; (b) a part of that boundary; (c) the region between a chord and an arc.

Hint

Think of circumference, arc and segment.

Next step

Match each description to the definition from the Learn page.

Full working

(a) circumference; (b) arc; (c) segment.

3. A chord has length 1111 cm. A circle has radius 66 cm. Is this possible?

Hint

Compare the chord length with the diameter.

Next step

The diameter is 2(6)=122(6)=12 cm.

Full working

Yes. A chord can be shorter than the 1212 cm diameter, and 11<1211<12.

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