21.1 Parts of a circle — Practise with help
Warm-up: remember
- What is a line segment?
- Two lines meet at . What word describes them?
Answers
- A straight part of a line with two endpoints.
- Perpendicular.
Practise with help
1. A circle has radius cm. Work out its diameter.
Hint
The diameter is two radii.
Next step
Write , then substitute .
Full working
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 cm. A circle has radius cm. Is this possible?
Hint
Compare the chord length with the diameter.
Next step
The diameter is cm.
Full working
Yes. A chord can be shorter than the cm diameter, and .