Circle

MATHEMATICS
STANDARD: VI

Circle in daily life Circle in music Circle in sports P Circle Centre D Circumference Circular region Radius Diameter M Chord Arc Semicircle Segments of a circle Crossword

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A circle

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Many musical instruments have a circular surface. For example:

Bingo Drum

Tabla

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Snare Drum

Bass Drum

A circle

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Five rings in the logo of Olympic games

A circle is a closed curve in a plane.

A circle can be drawn with the help of a circular object. For example: A circle drawn with the help of a coin.
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A circle is a closed curve consisting of all points in a plane which are at the same distance (equidistant) from a fixed point inside it.
Centre O

This fixed point (equidistant) inside a circle is called centre. A circle has one and only one centre.

A circle

Centre

A circle

The distance around a circle is called its circumference.

A circle divides a plane into three parts.

3. Exterior of a circle
Centre

O 2. Interior of a circle A plane 1. The circle

The interior of a circle together with its circumference is called the circular region.

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A point on the circle A line segment that joins any point on the circle to its centre is called a radius. (Contd)

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Centre

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 Radii ( plural of radius) of a circle are equal in length.  Infinite number of radius can be drawn in a circle.

O Centre

A circle

B A line segment that joins any two points on the circle and passes through its centre is called a diameter. (Contd)

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A circle
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B N  Infinite number of diameters can be drawn in a circle.  As the radii of a circle are equal in length, its diameters too are equal in length.

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Diameter MN Radius OM

Radius ON

Centre

Radius OM = Radius ON Diameter MN = Radius OM + Radius ON

The length of the diameter of a circle is twice the length of its radius.

A is a point on the circle

B is another point on the circle

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A line segment that joins any two points on the circle is called a chord.

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C D Chord CD Diameter CD K L

Diameter is also a chord of the circle.

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Chord MN

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Diameter CD

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Chord KL

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The diameter is the longest chord.

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Infinite number of chords can be drawn in a circle.

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An arc is the distance between any two points on the circumference of a circle. (Contd)

Naming an arc
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Arc KXL

O Centre

An arc is named by three points, of which two are the end points of the arc and the third one lies in between them. (Contd)

Minor Arc KXL K

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O Centre Major Arc KYL Y

An arc divides the circle into two parts: the smaller arc is called the minor arc, the larger one is called the major arc. (Contd)

An arc

An arc

Semicircle DSE Arc DSE

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 Half of a circle is called a semicircle.  A semicircle is also an arc of the circle.

Semicircle DRE Arc DRE

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Semicircle DSE

Semicircular region
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O Diameter
Centre

Semicircular region Semicircle DRE The diameter of a circle divides it into 2 semicircular regions.
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Chord DE

Minor segment of a circle

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Major segment of a circle

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A chord divides the circular region into 2 parts, each of which is called a segment of the circle. (Contd)

Minor arc DPE

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Chord DE

Minor segment of the circle

Centre

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Major segment of the circle Major arc DQE

 The part of the circular region enclosed by a minor arc and major the chord is called a minor segment. major  Minor segment does not the centre of the circle. circle. Major contains contain the centre of the
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Semi Circle

O Centre

Radius

Diameter

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Diameter DE D E O
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Radius

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Semicircle

Semicircle DSE

Diameter

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Semi circle

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Across:
4. The line segment that joins any two points on the circle and passes through its centre. 5. A closed curve in a plane. 6. All points on the circle are equidistant from this point. 7. A line segment that joins any two points on a circle.

Down 1. The distance between any two points on the circumference of the circle. 2. The distance around the circle. 3. The distance from the centre of the circle to a point on the circle.