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Circle definitions and parts of a circle worksheet — GCSE Foundation
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Circle definitions and parts of a circle worksheet — GCSE Foundation
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- 1.A chord divides a circle into two segments of different sizes. Write down the name given to the smaller of the two segments.
- 2.A circle has a radius of 3 cm. Work out the diameter of the circle.
- 3.A chord divides a circle into two regions, one larger than the other. Write down the term used for the smaller of these two regions.
- 4.The curved part of a circle's circumference, between two points on the circle, has its own name. Write down this name.
- 5.A circle has circumference 31.4 cm. Using π = 3.14, work out the radius of the circle.
- 6.A circle has centre O. PQ, RS and TU are three chords of the circle, and only one of them passes through O. Write down what this tells you about that chord.
- 7.A circle is drawn on a page. Write down how many radii can be drawn in the circle.
- 8.Every point on a circle is exactly the same distance from one particular point. Write down the name of that point.
- 9.A circular table mat has diameter 20 cm. Yasmin has a 70 cm length of ribbon and sews it around the edge of the mat with no overlap. Using π = 3.14, work out how much ribbon is left over after going around the mat once.
- 10.A sector of a circle is bounded by two straight edges and one curved edge. Write down the mathematical term for each of the two straight edges.
- 11.A tangent to a circle touches the circle at exactly one point, P. Work out the size of the angle between the tangent and the radius drawn to P.
- 12.A circle has two straight radii drawn from the centre to the edge, together with the arc between them. Write down the name of the region enclosed by these two radii and the arc.
- 13.A straight line is drawn from the centre of a circle to a point on the circle. Write down the name of this line.
- 14.A tangent to a circle with centre O touches the circle at point P, where OP = 5 cm. Point Q lies on the tangent so that PQ = 12 cm. Using the fact that a tangent is perpendicular to the radius at the point of contact, work out the length OQ.
- 15.Write down the term for the distance all the way around the edge of a circle.
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