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Example Question #131 : Plane Geometry
True or false: A sector of a circle comprises one third of the circle.
False
True
False
A circle includes of angle measure, so a sector of measure is of the circle. Set - the sector is
of the circle. The statement is false.
Example Question #33 : How To Find The Angle Of A Sector
is the center of the above circle.
True, false, or undetermined:
False
True
Undetermined
True
is the center of the circle, so is a central angle. , so its intercepted arc also has this measure.
is an inscribed angle which intercepts , so
Substitute:
Example Question #1 : How To Find The Length Of A Chord
The radius of is feet and . Find the length of chord .
We begin by drawing in three radii: one to , one to , and one perpendicular to with endpoint on our circle.
We must also recall that our central angle has a measure equal to its intercepted arc. Therefore, . Our perpendicular radius actually divides into two congruent triangles. Therefore, it also bisects our central angle, meaning that
Therefore, each of these triangles is a 30-60-90 triangle, meaning that each half of our chord is simply half the length of the hypotenuse (our radius which is 6). Therefore, each half is 3, and the entire chord is 6 feet.
Example Question #2 : How To Find The Length Of A Chord
If a chord is units away from the center of a circle, and the radius is , what is the length of that chord?
Draw a segment perpendicular to the chord from the center, and this line will bisect the chord. Setting up the Pythagorean Theorem with the radius as the hypotenuse and the distance as one of the legs, we solve for the other leg.
Since this leg is half of the chord, the total chord length is 2 times that, or 9.798.
Example Question #1 : How To Find The Length Of A Chord
If a chord is units away from the center of a circle, and the radius is , what is the length of that chord?
Draw a segment perpendicular to the chord from the center, and this line will bisect the chord. Setting up the Pythagorean Theorem with the radius as the hypotenuse and the distance as one of the legs, we solve for the other leg.
Since this leg is half of the chord, the total chord length is 2 times that, or 16.
Example Question #131 : Circles
If a chord is units away from the center of a circle, and the radius is , what is the length of that chord?
Draw a segment perpendicular to the chord from the center, and this line will bisect the chord. Setting up the Pythagorean Theorem with the radius as the hypotenuse and the distance as one of the legs, we solve for the other leg.
Since this leg is half of the chord, the total chord length is 2 times that, or 7.937.
Example Question #1 : How To Find The Length Of A Chord
If a chord is units away from the center of a circle, and the radius is , what is the length of that chord?
Draw a segment perpendicular to the chord from the center, and this line will bisect the chord. Setting up the Pythagorean Theorem with the radius as the hypotenuse and the distance as one of the legs, we solve for the other leg.
Since this leg is half of the chord, the total chord length is 2 times that, or 3.606.
Example Question #1 : How To Find The Length Of A Chord
If a chord is units away from the center of a circle, and the radius is , what is the length of that chord?
Draw a segment perpendicular to the chord from the center, and this line will bisect the chord. Setting up the Pythagorean Theorem with the radius as the hypotenuse and the distance as one of the legs, we solve for the other leg.
Since this leg is half of the chord, the total chord length is 2 times that, or 6.
Example Question #4 : How To Find The Length Of A Chord
If a chord is units away from the center of a circle, and the radius is , what is the length of that chord?
Draw a segment perpendicular to the chord from the center, and this line will bisect the chord. Setting up the Pythagorean Theorem with the radius as the hypotenuse and the distance as one of the legs, we solve for the other leg.
Since this leg is half of the chord, the total chord length is 2 times that, or 13.266.
Example Question #3 : Chords
If a chord is units away from the center of a circle, and the radius is , what is the length of that chord?
Draw a segment perpendicular to the chord from the center, and this line will bisect the chord. Setting up the Pythagorean Theorem with the radius as the hypotenuse and the distance as one of the legs, we solve for the other leg.
Since this leg is half of the chord, the total chord length is 2 times that, or 4.472.