Circle Terminology

[color=#000000]There are many vocabulary terms we use when talking about a circle. [br]The following app was designed to help you clearly see and interact with each term. [br][br]Explore this app for a few minutes. Then answer the questions that follow. [/color]
Note: LARGE POINTS are moveable.
How would you describe or define a [b]CIRCLE[/b] as a locus (set of points that meets specified criteria)?
How would you describe the term [b][color=#38761d]RADIUS[/color] [/b][i]without using the words "half" or "diameter" [/i]in your description?
What does the term [b][color=#9900ff]CHORD[/color] [/b]mean here in the context of a circle?
How would you describe the term [b][color=#ff7700]DIAMETER[/color] [/b][i]without using the words "two", "double", or "diameter" [/i]in your description?
How would you describe/define the term [b][color=#cc0000]SECANT[/color][/b]?
What does it mean for a line to be [b][color=#1e84cc]TANGENT [/color][/b]to a circle?

Congruent Chords: Quick Investigation

Interact with the applet below for a minute or two. [br][br]If [b]two chords of a circle are congruent[/b], what can we conclude about the [b][color=#980000]arcs[/color][/b] these chords determine (i.e. "cut off")?
Quick Demo: 0:00 sec - 0:58 sec (BGM: Andy Hunter)

Area of a Sector

[color=#000000]The following applet was designed to help you discover how to to calculate the [/color][color=#ff00ff][b]area of a sector[/b][/color][color=#000000]. [br]Use this applet as a "check", so to speak, for the examples you work out on today's warm-up. [br][br]Then answer the questions that appear below the applet. [/color]
[color=#000000][b]Questions: [/b] [br][br]1) How would you answer the question that appears on the right side of the applet? [br]2) What is the formula for the area of the polygon name you gave as a response to this question?[br][br]3) Substitute appropriate values (seen in the [/color][color=#ff00ff][b]sector[/b][/color][color=#000000] on the right) into this formula to help derive[br] the formula for the area of a sector. What do you get?[br][br]4) Does using this formula work to obtain the areas of the sectors asked in the questions on your[br] warm-up sheet? Try it out! [/color]

Inscribed Angle Theorem: Take 2!

The [color=#ff00ff][b]pink angle[/b][/color] is said to be an [color=#ff00ff][b]inscribed angle[/b][/color] within the circle below. [br]This [color=#ff00ff][b]inscribed angle[/b][/color] intercepts the [color=#1e84cc][b]thick blue arc[/b][/color] of the circle. [br]Because of this, this [color=#1e84cc][b]thick blue arc[/b][/color] is said to be the [color=#ff00ff][b]inscribed angle[/b][/color]'s [color=#1e84cc][b]intercepted arc[/b][/color]. [br][br]Notice how the [color=#1e84cc]blue central angle[/color] also intercepts this same [color=#1e84cc][b]thick blue arc[/b][/color]. [br][br][b]To start:[/b][br]1) Move [color=#1e84cc][b]point [i]D[/i][/b][/color] wherever you'd like.[br]2) Adjust the size of the [b][color=#1e84cc]thick blue intercepted arc[/color] [/b]by moving the other 2 [b][color=#1e84cc]blue points [/color][/b](if you wish.) [br]3) Click the checkbox to lock [color=#1e84cc][b]point [i]D[/i][/b][/color]. [br]4) Follow the interactive prompts that will appear in the applet. [br][br]Interact with the following applet for a few minutes. [br]Then, answer the questions that follow.
1.
How many [color=#ff00ff][b]pink inscribed angles[/b][/color] fill a [color=#1e84cc]central angle[/color] that intercepts the [color=#1e84cc][b]same arc[/b][/color]?
2.
How does the [color=#1e84cc]measure of an central angle[/color] (of a circle) compare with the [color=#1e84cc][b]measure of the arc it intercepts[/b][/color]?
3.
Given your responses to (1) and (2) above, how would you describe the [color=#ff00ff][b]measure of an inscribed angle [/b][/color](of a circle) with respect to the [color=#1e84cc][b]measure of its intercepted arc[/b][/color]?
Quick (Silent) Demo

Angle Formed by Chord & Tangent (I)

[color=#000000]In the circle in the applet below, the [/color][b][color=#ff00ff]angle[/color][/b][color=#000000] is said to be an [/color][b][color=#ff00ff]angle formed by a chord and a tangent[/color][/b][color=#000000]. [/color]
Be sure to drag the LARGE POINTS each time before you decide to re-slide the slider (lower left)!
What do you notice? Describe!

Angle Formed by 2 Chords (I)

[color=#000000]In the applet below, the [/color][b]gray angle[/b][color=#000000] is said to be an [/color][b]angle formed by 2 chords of a circle[/b][color=#000000]. [br][br][/color][color=#000000]This applet accompanies the [/color][i][color=#0000ff]Angle Formed by 2 Chords[/color][/i][color=#000000] activity sheet you received at the beginning of class. [br][br]Before answering the questions on this sheet, interact with this applet for a few minutes. As you do, be sure to change the locations of the BIG POINTS each time [/color][i][color=#000000]before[/color][/i][color=#000000] re-sliding the slider! [/color]
Slide the vertical slider (to the right) slowly. Carefully observe what happens.
Quick (Silent) Demo

Circle Equation: Center (0,0)

For the questions below, be sure to zoom out if you need to!
1.
Suppose [i]P(x,y)[/i] = any point that lies on a circle with center (0,0) and radius 5. [br]Use what you've observed to write an equation that expresses the relationship among [i]x[/i], [i]y[/i], and [i]r[/i].
2.
What is the equation of a circle with center (0,0) and radius [i]r[/i] = 9?
3.
Suppose another circle has center (0,0). Suppose this circle also passes through the point (12, -5).[br]Write the equation of this circle. [br]
4. FINAL QUESTION:
Suppose [i]P(x,y)[/i] = any point that lies on a circle with center (0,0) and radius [i]r[/i], where [i]r[/i] > 0. [br]Use what you've observed to write an equation that expresses the relationship among [i]x[/i], [i]y[/i], and [i]r[/i].
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