Types of Angles
1. central angle = arc | |
2. angle formed by radius and tangent = 90° | |
3. inscribed angle = 1/2 arc | |
4. angle formed by tangent and chord = 1/2 arc | |
5. angle formed by 2 lines intersecting inside a circle = 1/2 of the sum of the 2 intercepted arcs |
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6. angle formed by 2 lines intersecting outside a circle = 1/2 of the difference of the 2 arcs |
Important postulates, definitions, and theorems
- All radii of a circle are congruent.
- If a radius is perpendicular to a chord, then it bisects it. (converse is also true)
- If 2 arcs of a circle are congruent, then the chords are congruent.
(converse is also true) - If 2 chords are equidistant from the center of a circle, then they are congruent.
(converse is also true) - If a radius bisects a chord, then it bisects its arc. (converse is also true)
- An angle inscribed in a semicircle is a right angle.
- Tangent segments to a circle are congruent.
- A radius is perpendicular to a tangent.
- If two chords intersect inside a circle, the products of their segments are equal.