Circle Review Geometry 6.

1
Name each part of the circle below:
1. Name two chords. C D
2. Name one diameter.
B G E
3. Name three radii.
4. Name one tangent. A F
5. Name two semicircles.
6. Name nine minor arcs.
7. Name one major arc. H
8. Draw a circle concentric to circle F.

Central Angles have vertices at the center of the circle and endpoints on
its circumference.

Name all of the central angles in circle C below:

B
D

C
E

Central angles and the arcs they define have equal measures.

Inscribed Angles have vertices and endpoints on a circle’s circumference.

Name all of the inscribed angles in circle C below:

F
D

C
E
B

A
Chord Properties Geometry 6.1
Explain why: (informal proof)
Congruent chords define congruent arcs/central angles.
E
G

J
F
C L
K
D

If two chords on the same circle are congruent, then the arcs and central
angles defined by them will be _____________.

Explain why: (informal proof)

The radius perpendicular to a given chord bisects it.

G J

L
K

Is the converse true?

Explain why: (informal proof)

Congruent chords are equidistant from the center of the circle.
Given: Congruent
L
chords JL and PR.
K

J M R
N

P
Tangent Properties Geometry 6.2
1. Construct a circle with center C.
Draw radius CX so that X is the midpoint of segment CD.
Construct the perpendicular bisector to segment CD through point X and
label it line AB.
A D
X

C B

AB should be tangent to circle C. Complete the satement below about

tangent lines:

A tangent to a circle will be ________ to the radius drawn to the point of

tangency.
Try the opposite:
2. Construct tangent line FG on circle C so that Y is the point of tan-
gency.
Construct a line perpendicular to line FG through Y.
Does the line you constructed pass through the circle center?
F
Y
G

3. Construct circle K.
Construct tangent lines AL and AM with L and M on circle K.
What do you notice about Segments AL and AM?

K
A

M
 Name________________________ Period _____

Chords and Tangents Practice Geometry 6.2

Determine the length or measure of each x labeled below:

1. 2.
W E
U
25o
xo 40o
Y xo F
V D C
215o

3. 4.
E
W o
x
35o F
o
V 95 o Y x
C
D

Determine the length or measure of each x labeled below:

H
5. 6. E
T E
R xo 54o xo
A C

B F
40o
D

7. 8.
60

9c
m

m
cm
6c

C
70o
m
0c
10
cm

m
xc
x
 Arcs and Angles Geometry 6.3
Inscribed Angles
Compare the measure of the inscribed angle below to the intercepted arc.
E

80o

xo F
D C

The same holds true for all angles inscribed in a circle (the proof is more
difficult when the angle does not pass through the circle center).

Find each angle measure x:

Z E E
1. 2. 110o 3.
xo

120o xo Y F xo F
C C D C

190o 40o
W
D

Based on figure three, we can conclude that:

Inscribed angles that intercept the same arc are _________.

Consider the following special cases.

Find each angle measure x:
Z 140o
150o
N
E xo 30o
xo F
x Y
o
L
C C M C
D

Angles inscribed in a semicircle are always ______.

Arcs and Angles Geometry 6.3
Look at the inscribed quadrilateral below.
What relationship can you discover about the angles?

E E 40 o
1. 2. D
110o
70o

140o F F
C C
40o 30o
220o
G G
D
70o

These quadrilaterals are called cyclic quadrilaterals.

In cyclic quadrilaterals, ________ angles are ________.

Finally, what can you conclude about the intercepted arcs in the
figure below?
E
xo
D

C F

yo
G

Find each angle measure x:

1. 2.
130o
310o

E N
F xo
xo C L
Q 70o C
D
S 90o

R G M
o
x
 Name________________________ Period _____

Arcs and Angles Practice Geometry 6.3

Determine the length or measure of each x labeled below:
90o
9. 10. F 160o
W
V
xo
75 o C
C
D
U
Y
E
xo

11. 12. E 80o

D
F
xo
H
C
C
D
xo E
G
A
50o B 140o

Determine the length or measure of each x labeled below:

E
13. T 14. 105o G
E
7cm 5cm
10cm
F H
H A C
R
m
xc

xo
J
B
o
E 25 C E
L
15. xo 16. D

xo 78o L
B
C
A
B
58o
A
W
 Name________________________ Period _____

Practice Quiz: Circle Properties Geometry 6.3

Solve for x. Drawings not necessarily to scale.

1. W 2. B

90o xo
C C
xo D
U
Y
x=_____ x=_____
200o

3. 4. E 90o
D
F

C
D C xo
44o
xo E
G
B x=_____ 130o x=_____

5. T
6.
E
xo
90o
E
xo
70o H
A F C
R
D

B x=_____ x=_____

7. 8.
E xo
o
70 D
C
E L
B
C 22o
xo A
A
R
x=_____ x=_____
 Name________________________ Period _____

Practice Quiz: Circle Properties Geometry 6.3

Solve for x: Drawings not necessarily to scale.

130o D
9. W 10.160o

U C 90o E
C
xo
xo
B F
Y
V x=_____ x=_____

11. 12. E
F
D
o
x
26o
E C
xo 85o C
D

G
B 120 o

x=_____ x=_____

C
13. L 14. F
xc
18cm m
m
16c

x cm G
23c
8cm

B m
C F
A
H
12cm J
M K
W
x=_____ x=_____
Circle Proofs Geometry 6.4
Some Algebraic Properties that are useful when applied to Geometric
Proofs:

Properties of equality:
Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division properties of equality:
Substitution:
Transitive Property:
Reflexive Property:

We have been using the Inscribed Angle Conjecture:

The measure of an angle inscribed in a circle is half the measure of the
intercepted arc.

Prove it:
Use:
Central Angle Conjecture, E
Exterior Angle Conjecture (for triangles), y
Base angles of an isosceles triangle,
Substitution. z x F
Show: D C
m DFE = 1/2 mDE

Use the Inscribed Angle Conjecture

to prove the two cases below:

F F
a
b
E c
y z x
G b y
E C x G
D C
a
D

Name/label everything (given) Show m EGF = 1/2 mEF

Use Algebra.
Show m GDF = 1/2 mDF
 Name________________________ Period _____

Proofs Practice Geometry 6.4

Prove each of the following using a two-column proof:
~ BE
1. Prove DE =
A
a

d C
D c b

E B

hint: This proof relies heavily

on the transitive property.

2. Prove AB bisects CD at X

C B

X D

hint: You may use the

Tangent Segments Conjecture (p. 314).

1
3. Prove that x  ( z  y)
2
D

B
A x y z
C

hint: Add BE to the diagram.

 Name________________________ Period _____

More Cool Circle Properties Geometry 6.4

4. Solve:
AB is tangent to circle E at C.
Arc CD = 100o
B
Find m BCD
C

A
E
D

hint: Add diameter CF.

5. Solve:
AB is tangent to circle O at C and AD is tangent at E.
Arc CE = 100o B
Find m A
C

A 100o O

6. Solve:
AB is tangent to circle O at C.
Arc CD = 130o and arc CE=60o
Find m A B
C

A O
E
D

hint: Add chord CD. Refer to #4.

Pi Geometry 6.5
Pi is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter.

3.14159 26535 89793 23846 26433 83279 50288 41971 69399 37510

Pi is computed to millions of digits using a variety of techniques like the

following continued fraction:

Here is another method for computing Pi, computed by Indian Math-

ematician Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887-1920 look him up).
This is the formula that is the basis for most computer estimations of Pi to
millions of digits. Looks easy, right?

Complete the following exercises involving Pi before we move on to

some more difficult problems:

1. Find the radius of a circle whose circumference is 6

2. What is the circumference of a circle whose radius is 1/2?
3. Find the circumference of a circle whose radius is 4cm in terms of pi.
4. A semicircle has a diameter of 10 inches. What is the perimeter of the
entire figure?

10 in

5. The radius of an automobile tire is 22 inches. The tire has a 40,000

mile warranty. How many rotations will the tire make before the
warranty expires? Use the pi button on your calculator to estimate
to the nearest whole number of rotations. (1 mile = 5,280 feet)
Pi Geometry 6.6
Find each perimeter in terms of Pi:

1. The perimeter of the square 2. The circles are congruent

formed by connecting the and have a 3 inch radius.
radii is 64cm.

Find the perimeter around the

Find the perimeter around the outside of the figure.
outside of the figure.

Solve the following word problems involving Pi and speed:

1. The radius of the Earth at the equator is 3,963 miles. The earth makes
one rotation every 24 hours. If you are standing on the equator, you are
spinning around the Earth at a very high speed. Standing on the poles, you
are only rotating. How fast are you ‘moving’ around the center of the Earth
while standing on the equator (to the nearest mph).

2. Kimberly is jumping rope. The rope travels in a perfect circle with a

diameter of 7 feet. She can skip 162 times in a minute if she really tries.
How fast is the center of the jump rope traveling as she jumps rope?

3. A compact disc has a radius of approximately 2.25 inches. Your high-

speed disc burner spins the CD at 8,000 RPM (revolutions per minute).
What is the speed at the edge of the disc to the nearest mile per hour?

Challenge: Approximate the radius of orbit for the moon.

1. The moon takes approximately 28 days to travel around the Earth. It is

traveling at a relative speed of about 2,230 mph around the earth. What is
the radius of the moon’s orbit (Based on the statistics given, what is the
distance from the Earth to the moon to the nearest mile?).
 Arc Length Geometry 6.7
Determine the arc length for each figure below in terms of pi:

CD = _____ CD = _____ CD = _____

C C

3cm
4cm
E
D
E 12cm E
36o
B D B D

Arc length can be found using a fraction of the circumference.

Determine the arc length for each figure below in terms of pi:

CD = _____ CD = _____ CD = _____

C C
C
o
80 80o

4cm
B 12cm B
72o D E
E
3cm 35o
D

A D

Work in reverse:
Find each radius.

1. 2. 3. C
C 6 C
3
D 55o
25 B
50o D

E
E
o
30
B D
A
A
Review Geometry 6.7
What have we learned?

Conjectures: (Theorems)
Chords Arcs Conjecture: Congruent Chords define Congruent Arcs.
Chord Perpendicular Bisectors: The perpendicular bisector of a chord
passes through the center of the circle.
Tangent Conjecture: Tangents are Perpendicular to Radii.
Tangent Segments Conjecture: Intersecting tangent lines are
congruent.
Inscribed Angle Conjecture: Inscribed angles are half the measure of
intercepted arcs.
Cyclic Quadrilaterals Conjecture: Opposite angles are supplementary.
Parallel Lines Conjecture: Intercepted arcs of parallel lines are
congruent.

C
F Can you prove CF BD?
B
A ~ BG?
Can you prove BD =
D
E ~ CD?
Can you prove BC =

H How do you know BGH and HDB are

G supplementary?

How do you know ACF is a right angle?

Can you prove that CAD is a right angle?

FCD = 32o. Find the measures of all minor arcs in the figure.
What is the measure of H?

BC = 16 inches. What is the radius of circle E?

 Name________________________ Period _____

Review Geometry
Write a relationship demonstrated by each diagram.

Example:

1
a b
2
b

a a b
a

a
a
a

b
b
b

a
a
b
a b

b
c
Review Geometry 6.7
Find the missing angle measure x for each figure below.

1. F 2. 150o
C
S

F
L
C
75o A
xo
A xo T
J A

Find the missing arc measure x for each figure below.

1. F 2. R
xo
W 125o
U A

xo
C C D
L
80o
A 46o
T
E

Find the missing length x for each figure below.

1. 6 Challenge:
Q x R
x

C
A
40cm

S E 60cm

hint: a2+b2=c2 hint: a2+b2=c2

leave answer in radical form
Pythagorean Introduction Geometry
The Pythagorean Theorem is useful in solving all sorts of problems. Because
right angles appear so often in circles, it is necessary to give a brief introduction
to the Pythagorean Theorem before moving farther.

Pythagorean Theorem:
The sum of the squares of the legs of a right triangle is equal to the square of
the hypotenuse, or more familiar to most: a 2  b 2  c 2

Hy
po Ex.
Leg (a)

ten 13 c
use m

5cm
( c)

Leg (b) 12cm

Practice: Solve for x in each.

Leave answers in radical form where applicable.

1. 2. 15cm 3.
25

8cm 8cm
x
cm

x x

7cm 7cm

Remember how to simplify Square Roots:

5
1. 12 2. 72 3.
2
Now, find the area of each circle in terms of Pi:
1. 2. 3. ABC is equilateral.
with AC=8cm
4c m B
2 cm

15c
m

1 6c m
9 cm A C
D
 Name________________________ Period _____

Pythagoras and the Circle Geometry 6.7

Solve for x in each of the following diagrams:

1. 2.

5c
m
2cm
x

2cm
x

x ________ x ________

3. 4. 9cm

5cm x
4cm
4cm

45o
x

x ________ x ________

Find the area of each circle below: Circle Area =  r2

5. 6. B

2cm

m A
4c
AB=10cm

m
6c

 cm2
Circle Area ________  cm2
Circle Area (each) ________
 Name________________________ Period _____

Pythagoras and the Circle Geometry 6.7

Find the shaded area in each diagram below:
Answers should be expressed in terms of Pi and in simplest radical form where
appllcable.

7.

2cm
4cm

Area ___________ cm2

8.

12cm
45o

Area ___________ cm2

9.
The shaded areas are called ‘lunes’.
B Y
X ABC, AXB, and BYC are all semicircles.
AB = 16, BC=30. Find the combined
area of the shaded lunes.

A C
Area ___________ cm2

10.
Small circles of radius 5 are placed inside
a semicircle of radius 18 so that the smaller
circles are tangent to the large semicircle.
Find the shaded area.
A B
For hint: Read this upside-down in a mirror.

C Area ___________ cm2

 Name________________________ Period _____

Circle Properties Practice Test Geometry 6.7

Solve for x in each of the following diagrams:

1. 2. Z
o
Y 90

C A C
W
V xo
50o
Z L Y
M
xo
x ________ x ________

3. R 4. R
B
xo
o
50
xo A
C C
52o
G
H
N B
A
x ________ x ________

Find the missing length for each figure below (in terms of pi where applicable):

5. x 6.
11
45o
C 54o 55o
C x
6cm

x ________ x ________

7. The tire of a car traveling 30 mph makes 500 rotations per minute.
What is the radius of the tire? note: 1 mile = 5,280 feet.
Round to the nearest inch.

7. _______
 Name________________________ Period _____

Circle Properties Practice Test Geometry 6.7

Find the perimeter of each figure:

8. 9.

15cm

6cm 10cm 6cm

perimeter of the figure: ________ perimeter of the figure: ________

10. Prove:
~ BED.
In the figure below, prove that ADB =
A
You may use the conjecture names or brief
B descriptions to justify each step.
F Remember to list given information.
C

E
D

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 Name________________________ Period _____

Circle Properties Practice Test Geometry 6.7

Find the perimeter of each figure:

8. 9.

15cm

6cm 10cm 6cm

perimeter of the figure: ________ perimeter of the figure: ________

Find the area of each shaded region (in terms of pi where applicable):

X
10. 11. AB = 2 5
B

A B

A
W Y
20cm

(this one is a little harder than the

real test question, but you should
be able to do it)

total shaded area: ________ total shaded area: _______

 Name________________________ Period _____

Review Problem Set Geometry 6.7

1.
Find the missing angle measure x:
R
xo

A
_____
C

G
B 50o

2.
Find the missing length x H x
in terms of pi:
30o
C G T
20cm

_____

F 50o
L

110o

3.
E
Find the missing radius: I
T 2 cm
120o
75o S
_____ x
C
R

190o

4.
Find the perimeter
if the congruent circles
have radii of 5cm:

_____
 Name________________________ Period _____

Challenge Problem Set Geometry 6.7

5.
Find the measure
of arc XB. D
Y 20o

80o C
_____ A
X

6. C
Find the measure
of angle BDE. B

xo D
_____
40o G
A
E F

7.
Segment AB is tangent to circle C at point B. If AB = 8cm and the circle radius is 6cm,
what is the shortest possible distance AX where X is a point on the circle?

8.
What is the area of the circle inscribed within an isosceles trapezoid whose bases are
9cm and 16cm long? Express your answer in terms of pi.
 Name________________________ Period _____

Circle Properties Geometry 6.7

Practice
Solve for x in each:

1. 2.
100o
L D
L
50o M
xo F C
W o 110o
C x

Y A
N
x = ________ x ________

3. R 4. B
45o xo D
E 75o F

H C C 78o

36o E G
xo 85o
S A H
x ________ x ________

Find the missing length for each figure below (in terms of pi where applicable):

5. A 6.
9

O
E
C
6cm

135o x
46o x M
I 105o
T

110o
x ________ x ________
 Name________________________ Period _____

Circle Properties Geometry 6.7

Practice:
Solve each.

7. The track coach at UNC wants an indoor track that is banked and a perfect circle,
sized so that if a runner can finish one lap in one minute, he will be traveling at 15mph.
What should the radius of the track be? (to the nearest foot, 5280ft = 1mile.)

7. _______

Find the perimeter of each:

8. The perimeter of the interior 9.

square is 11 inches.

1cm 5cm 5cm 1cm

perimeter of the figure: ________ perimeter of the figure: ________

(to the nearest tenth) (in terms of pi)
 Name________________________ Period _____

Circle Properties Retake Work Geometry 6.7

Practice
Solve for x in each:

1. 2. 100o
L D
L xo
50o M
xo F
W
C
50o
Y A
N 80 o

x = ________ x ________

3. 4. 96o
R B
xo D
E F
o
20
H C C
xo
36o E
S A
x ________ x ________

Find the missing length for each figure below (in terms of pi where applicable):
A 8
5. 6.
70o
o O
110
C 3cm E x
M
80 o x
I
T 60o

x ________ x ________

7. A racetrack has two semi-circular turns, each with a radius of 1000ft, and two straight-
aways, each 2000 feet long. To the nearest second, how long will a car traveling 120 miles
per hour take to complete one lap on the track?

7. _______
 Name________________________ Period _____

Circle Properties Retake Work Geometry 6.7

Find the perimeter of each figure (outside the figure only):

8. A 9.

cm
10
C 4cm B
A 26cm C

(Hexagon ABCDEF is regular.)

(Triangle ABC is equilateral.)

perimeter of the figure: ________ perimeter of the figure: ________

(to the nearest tenth) (in terms of pi)

Find the area of each shaded region (in terms of pi where applicable):

10. 11. 2c
m

18cm

The vertices of the smaller square

are the midpoints of the larger
square, which is inscribed in
circle C.

total shaded area: ________ total shaded area: _______