Module 9 Circle properties worksheet and revision guide

Subtended means created when describing angles.

Chord means a straight line joining two points on the
circumference.
Bisects means cuts in two through the middle.
Segment means a section of a circle made by a chord.
Tangent means a straight line touching a curve just once (it will be at
90o to the radius of the curve)

Set-up
1. Load Geogebra from Maths programs.
2. Click the cross to hide the left folder window
3. From View menu click off Axes
4. You should now have a blank page
Task 1
1. Use the 2nd option in the circle drop down menu to create a circle of radius
5. (Once selected click in the middle of your page to draw)
2. From the first line menu select 2nd option Segment between 2 points.
Click on centre of circle and circumference.
3. Repeat 2 to make this drawing:
4. Use the first option in the angle menu
to
measure Angle A and Angle B (you do
this by
A
clicking the three points that define
the
angle). You may need to ask for help
to avoid
a reflex angle.
B

What do you notice about A and B?

What happens when you move your points?
Copy out the rule from the end of this sheet that this shows:
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Task 2
Create this:
What do you notice about angle C?
What happens when you move the points?
Copy the appropriate rule
C

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Task 3
Create this:
What do you notice about angles D and E?
What happens when you move the points?
Which rule helps you realise this must be true?
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Copy out the appropriate rule

E
D

Task 4
1. Create a circle and draw 2 radius using the line segment tool.
2. Now use the Perpendicular line tool to draw a line that is perpendicular to
one radius and goes through the point on the circumference where the
radius meets. Repeat for the other radius.
3. Draw a line segment from the centre of the circle to where the tangents
cross.
4. You should now have:
5. Mark angles G, H, I
and J.
G
6. Measure lengths K
and L.
I
J

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What do you notice about the angles and lengths?

What happens when you move the points?
Copy the appropriate rules
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Task 5
Create this:
What do you notice about the angles?
What happens when you move the points?
Copy the appropriate rule

M
N

O
P

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Task 6
Create this:

R
Q

What do you notice about angles R and Q if they meet the midpoint of the
chord?
What happens when you move the points?

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Copy the appropriate rule

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Key ideas

The opposite
angles of a
cyclic
quadrilateral
add up to
180o.
The angle
subtended at the
circumference in a
semicircle is a
right angle

Angles in the
same segment
of a circle are
equal.

The
perpendicular
from the centre
to a chord
bisects the
chord.

The angle at the centre of a circle =

twice the angle subtended at the
circumference

Two tangents to a circle

from an external point
are equal.

The angle between a

tangent and a chord is
equal to the angle in
the alternate segment.

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