Plane and Solid Geometry Module Bsed Math1
Plane and Solid Geometry Module Bsed Math1
Plane and Solid Geometry Module Bsed Math1
MODULE 1
TOPIC 1: THREE UNDEFINED TERMS IN GEOMETRY
In geometry, formal definitions are formed using other defined words or terms. There are,
however, three words in geometry that are not formally defined. These words are point, line
and plane, and are referred to as the "three undefined terms of geometry".
While these words are "undefined" in the formal sense, we can still "describe" these words.
The descriptions, stated below, refer to these words in relation to geometry.
POINT
While we represent a point with a dot, the dot can be very The size of the dot drawn to
tiny or very large. Remember, a point has no size. represent a point makes no
difference. Points have no size.
They simply represent a location.
LINE (straight line)
SUBSETS OF LINE
A. LINE SEGMENT
Measuring Line Segments
A line segment is named by its endpoints, but other points along its length can be named, too. Each portion of
the line segment can be labeled for length, so you can add them up to determine the total length of the line
segment.
*Example
Here we have line segment CX , but we have added two points along the way, Point G and
Point R:
To determine the total length of a line segment, you add each segment of the line segment. The
formula for
the line segment CX would be: CG + GR + RX = CX
7 units line segment CG
5 units line segment GR
3 units line segment RX
7 + 5 + 3 = 15 units of length for CX
ANGLE
Many people think that an angle is some kind of
slanted line. But in geometry an angle is made up of two rays that
have the same beginning point.
That point is called the vertex and the two rays are called the sides
of the angle.
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To name an angle, we use three points listing the vertex in the middle, single vertex letter,
number, Greek letter.
This is angle DEF or ∠DEF, ∠E, . We can use the symbol ∠ for angle.
In each of these pictures the angle is opened more and more The angle is opened even
and keeps getting bigger. The arc of the circle is larger. more now. It is an obtuse
angle: an angle that is
These angles are acute angles, which means they are less than a more than a right angle,
right angle (less than 90°). Think of acute angles yet less than a straight
as sharp angles. If someone stabbed you with the vertex of an angle.
acute angle, it would feel sharp.
Think of obtuse angles as
dull angles.
Which of these is a bigger angle?
Again, the second one.
LINES
Parallel lines are coplanar lines that never intersect; they travel similar paths at a constant distance
from one another.
Skew lines are noncoplanar lines that never intersect; they travel dissimilar paths on separate planes.
a a
c c
b b
Two-Lined Intersections
When two lines look like they are crossing, they are really sharing a single
point. That point is on both lines. When lines intersect, they create four
angles: notice the appearance of the hub around the vertex in the figure
above. When the measures of those four angles are added, the sum equals
the rotation of a complete circle, or 360°.
When the sum of the measures of any two angles equals 180°, the angles
are called supplementary angles.
When straight lines intersect, two angles next to each other are called
adjacent angles. They share a vertex, a side, and no interior points. Adjacent
angles along a straight line measure half a circle’s rotation, or 180°.
a m∠ 1 + m∠ 2 = 180
2 m∠ 2 + m∠ 3 = 180
1 3
4 m∠ 3 + m∠ 4 = 180
m∠ 4 + m∠ 1 = 180
b m∠ 1 + m∠ 2 + m ∠ 3 + m ∠ 4 = 360
2 ∠1 ∠ 3, m 1 = m 3
When two lines intersect and form four right angles, the lines are considered
perpendicular .
∠1 ∠2 ∠3 ∠4
m 1 = m 2 = m 3 = m 4 = 90
1 2
3 4
Three-Lined Intersections
1
4 2
5 3
8
6
7
When a transversal intersects a pair of parallel lines, corresponding angles are congruent
Interior angles are angles inside a pair of crossed lines.
1
4 2
5 3
8
6
7
Interior
Angles
∠4
∠3
∠6
∠5
Same-side interior angles are interior angles on the same side of a trans-
versal line.
1
4 2
5 3
8
6
7
1
4 2
5 3
8
6
7
∠1 ∠2 ∠3 ∠4
∠5 ∠6 ∠7 ∠8
1 2
4 3 m∠ 1 = m∠ 2 = m∠ 3 = m∠ 4
m∠ 5 = m∠ 6 = m∠ 7
m ∠ 8 = 90
5 6
8 7
There are also exterior angles, same-side exterior angles, and alternate
exterior angles. They are positioned by the same common-sense rules as the
interior angles.
SUMMARY
THEOREMS
Theorem
Postulate: Through any two points, there is exactly one line containing them.
Purposes - to explain undefined terms and to serve as a starting point for proving other
statements.
Euclid's Postulates
1 .Two points determine a line segment.
2. A line segment can be extended indefinitely along a line.
3. A circle can be drawn with a center and any radius.
4. All right angles are congruent.
5. If two lines are cut by a transversal, and the interior angles on the same side of the
transversal have a total measure of less than 180 degrees, then the lines will intersect on that
side of the transversal.
Postulate: If a line contains two distinct points of a plane, it is contained in the plane. The
measure of any line segment is a unique positive number. The measure (or length) of AB is a
positive number, AB.
Postulate: For any three points, there is at least one plane containing them. Any three no
collinear points determine a plane. If X is a point on AB and A-X-B (X is between A and B), then
AX + XB = AB.
Postulate: If two distinct planes intersect, then their intersection is a line. If two lines intersect,
then they intersect in exactly one point
Postulate: Space contains at least four no coplanar points. Through any three no collinear
points, there is exactly one plane.
Postulate(The ruler postulate): The points on a line can be placed in one-to-one
correspondence with the real numbers so that for every point on the line there corresponds
exactly one real number called the coordinate of the point and vice versa. The distance
between points A and B, written as AB, is the absolute value of the difference between the
coordinates A and B.
Postulate (Angle Measurement Postulate): For every angle, there is unique positive number
between 0 and 180 called the degree measure of the angle. If two points lie in a plane, then the
line joining them lies in that plane.
The protractor
A protractor is used to find the degree measure of a given angle.
Postulate: The measure of an angle is a unique positive number.
Postulate: If a point D lies in the interior of angle ABC, then m ABD + m DBC = m ABC.
Postulate 10 (Parallel Postulate): Through a point not on a line, exactly one line is parallel to the
given line
Linear Pair Postulate: If two angles form a linear pair, then the measures of the angles add up
to 180°.
Vertical Angles Postulate: If two angles are vertical angles, then they are congruent (have equal
measures).
Corresponding Angles Postulate: If two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, then
corresponding angles are congruent.
2.3 Corollary
Corollary- is a statement that is proven true by another statement or considered to be
sequence of a statement’s truth. Corollaries are believed to be true without additional proof
besides the initial true statement.
An equilateral triangle is always equiangular.
If two angles of one triangle are congruent to two angles of another triangle, then the
third angles are congruent.
Each angle of an equilateral triangle has measure 60.
In a triangle, there can be at most one right angle or obtuse angle.
The acute angle angles of a right triangle are complementary.
ENRICHMENT ACTIVITY 1
Print these on a long bond paper and answer completely. Sow your solutions if needed.
1. Write if each figure is a line, ray, line segment, or an angle, and name it.
3. a. Draw two points, D and E. Then draw line DE. USE THE BOX.
b. Draw point Q not on the line.
c. Draw rays DQ and EQ.
d. Find the angles formed in your drawing.
b O c O
a. OR
. R . R
d O e O
OR f.
. R . R
6. Give the measurement of and label the angles as acute, right, obtuse, or straight.
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TOPIC 2: TRIANGLES
A is a 3-sided polygon
A closed figure consisting of three line segments joining three no collinear points.
The three angles of a triangle always add to 180°
A closed plane figure having three sides and three angles
Properties of a triangle
The VERTEX (plural: vertices) is a corner of the triangle. Every triangle has three vertices
The BASE of a triangle can be any one of the three sides, usually the one drawn at the
bottom. You can pick any side you like to be the base. Commonly used as a reference side for
calculating the area of the triangle. In an isosceles triangle, the base is usually taken to be the
unequal side.
The MEDIAN of a triangle is a line from a vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side.
The three medians intersect at a single point, called the centroid of the triangle.
INTERIOR ANGLES -The three angles on the inside of the triangle at each vertex
EXTERIOR ANGLES -The angle between a side of a triangle and the extension of an adjacent
side.
Types of Triangles
Classifying Triangles
Triangles can be classified either according to their sides or according to their angles. All of each
may be of different or the same sizes; any two sides or angles may be of the same size; there
may be one distinctive angle.
Equilateral triangle: A triangle with all three sides equal in measure. In Figure 1, the slash marks
indicate equal measure.
Isosceles triangle: A triangle in which at least two sides have equal measure (Figure 2).
Scalene triangle: A triangle with all three sides of different measures (Figure 3).
Right triangle: A triangle that has a right angle in its interior (Figure 4).
Obtuse triangle: A triangle having an obtuse angle (greater than 90° but less than 180°) in its
interior. Figure 5 shows an obtuse triangle.
Acute triangle: A triangle having all acute angles (less than 90°) in its interior (Figure 6).
Equiangular triangle: A triangle having all angles of equal measure (Figure 7).
If one side of a triangle is longer than another side, then the angle opposite the longer
side will have a greater degree measure than the angle opposite the shorter side.
Converse also true: If one angle of a triangle has a greater degree measure than another
angle, then the side opposite the greater angle will be longer than the side opposite the smaller
angle.
ENRICHMENT ACTIVITY 2
1. A triangle has three angles. In fact, the word tri-angle means a three-angled shape.
i. Which among these
is an obtuse triangle?
a. b. c.
ii. Which one is a right
triangle?
For questions 2-7, classify each triangle by its sides and by its angles. EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWERS.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8. Can you draw a triangle with a right angle and an obtuse angle? Why or why not?
9. In an isosceles triangle, can the angles opposite the congruent sides be obtuse?
10. TRUE OR FALSE: A right triangle is acute.
Challenge questions. Draw the triangle. Then, find x and the measure of each side of the triangle.
Show your complete solution. USE SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER FOR YOUR ANSWERS.
For 13-15, Find the measures of the sides of triangle RST, sketch the triangle, and classify the
triangle by its sides.
13. R(-1,-3), S(4,4), T(8,-1)
14. R(0, 2), S(2, 5), T(4, 2)
15. R(1, 3), S(4, 7), T(5, 4)
YOU CAN USE OTHER RESOURCES FOR YOUR REFERENCE. AS MATH MAJOR STUDENTS, HAVE
AN INITIATIVE TO STUDY THIS TOPIC.
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MODULE 2
TOPIC 3: POLYGONS
Architecture and geometry are closely related. Architects use polygons to create
designs and compute dimensions and areas of polygonal parts of a building or any similar
project.
One very prolific contemporary architect is the Chinese-American architect Leo Ming
Pei, born in Guanzhou, China on 26 th day of April 1917. He designed famous buildings all over
the world, such as glass pyramid for the main entrance of the Louvre Museum in Paris (1990),
and the angular 70-storey Bank of China tower in Hong Kong (1990). The bank of china tower is
a skyscraper featuring roof of four triangles of four triangles to different heights. Even the
famous Eiffel Tower is made up of triangles.
Definition of Polygon
Polygon- is a term derived from two ancient Greek words “poly” meaning many and
“gon” meaning angle, thus the word polygon means “many angles”.
Definition: A polygon is a closed figure which is the union of segments, such that;
Interior
exterior
Types of Polygons
Convex polygon
A convex polygon contains every line segment drawn through any two of the points on its
plane.
Concave polygon
A polygon that are not convex is called non convex or concave.
Regular polygon
A regular polygon is a polygon in which all the sides are equal and all the angles are
equal.
diagonals of quadrilateral A
A D
Naming Polygons
To name a polygon we refer the number of sides it has. The table below gives the
common names of some polygons.
3 Triangle
4 Quadrilateral
5 Pentagon
6 Hexagon
7 Heptagon
8 Octagon
9 Nonagon
10 Decagon
n n -gon
In general, a polygon with sides greater than 10 is called n-gon. We often to them simply
as 11-gon ,12-gon, 13-gon, and so on.
Angles of polygon
Interior angle
Consider each convex polygon below with all possible diagonals drawn from one vertex.
Notice that each polygon is separated into triangles. Since the sum of the measures of the
interior angles in a triangle is 180, it easy to find the sum of the measures of the interior of the
interior angles of each polygon. The following table will help us in determining the sum of the
measures of any convex polygon.
Pentagon 5 3 or (5−2)
3(180)=540
Hexagon 6 4 or (6−2)
4(180) = 720
Heptagon 7 5 or (7−2)
5(180) = 1900
Octagon 8 6 or (8−2)
6(180) = 1080
In each polygon, notice that the number of triangles formed is always 2 less than the number of
sides, or(n−2), and the sum of angle measurement is( n−2 ) 180 . This leads to the following
theorem whose proof is not discussed here.
Theorem:
If a convex polygon has n sides and S is the sum of the measures of its interior angles,
then
S= ( n−2 ) 180 °
Example 1. Find the sum of the measures of the interior angles of:
a. Decagon b. 15-gon
S= (10−2 ) 180°
b. S= ( n−2 ) 180 °
S= (15−2 ) 180°
Substitute 15 for n
S= (13 ) 180 °
S=2340 °
S= ( 9−2 ) 180
S= (7 ) 180
S=1260
Since the interior angles of a regular nonagon are congruent, therefore, the measure of
1260
each angle is equal to =140
9
If all interior angles in a polygon are congruent, then the measures (m) of one of them
are obtained by dividing (n−2)180 by the number (n) of angles. The formula is
(n−2)
m= 180.
n
Example 3. Three angles of a convex pentagon are congruent. Each of the other two angles
has a measure of more than twice that of each of the three angles. Find the measure of each
angle.
Solution:
2 x+ 4=m∠ D=m∠E
S= ( n−2 ) 180
S=540
540=3 x + 4 x+ 8
7 x=532
x=76
∴ m∠ A=m∠ B=m∠C=76
Example 4. Find the number of sides of a regular polygon if each of its angles has a measure of
120.
( n−2 ) 180
m= Formula for finding the measure of one interior angle of regular
n
polygon
( n−2 ) 180
120=
n
120 n=180n−360
60 n=360
n=6 sides
Exterior angle
An exterior angle of a polygon is an angle that forms a linear pair with one of the angles of
the polygon.
Theorem:
Finding the sum of the exterior angle of a polygon is simple. No matter what type of ° If
you are working with a regular polygon, you can determine the size of each exterior angle by
360°
simply dividing the sum, 360, by the number of angle. The formula is , remember it is only
n
work in a regular polygon.
Basic Compass Construction
Bisecting an Angle
Perpendicular Bisector
Copying an angle
90 Degree Angle
STEPS
• Draw the line segment PA
• Place the point of the compass at P and draw an arc that cuts the arm Q
• Place the point of the compass at Q and draw an arc of radius PQ that cuts arc drawn in
step 2 at R
• With the point of the compass at R, draw an arc of radius PQ to cut the arc drawn in
step 2 at S
• With the point of the compass still at R, draw another arc of radius PQ near T as shown
• With the point of the compass at S, drawn an arc of radius PQ to cut the arc drawn in
step 5 at T
• Join T to P. The angle APT is 90 Degrees.
QUADRILATERALS
Quadrilateral – is a closed figure consisting of four line segments or sides. These sides may or
may not be congruent and parallel.
- can be named by their vertices. The order of naming the vertices is important.
Parallelogram – two pairs of opposite sides are both parallel and congruent.
Square – all angles are right angles and all sides are congruent.
The two parallel sides of the quadrilateral are called the bases and the two nonparallel
sides are called the legs. The two angles that include the bases are called the base angles. Every
trapezoid has two pairs of base angles.
Isosceles trapezoid - the legs are congruent, the base angles are congruent and the diagonals
are congruent.
The median of a trapezoid is parallel to the bases, and its length is equal to half the sum
of the length of the bases.
If two pairs of sides of a quadrilateral are parallel and congruent, then the quadrilateral
is a parallelogram.
If all angles of a parallelogram are right angles, then the parallelogram is a rectangle.
If all angles of a parallelogram are right angles and all sides are congruent, then the
parallelogram is a square.
Properties of a parallelogram
ENRICHMENT ACTIVITY 3
A. Show your complete solutions. Use separate white papers.
1. Find the length of the median of the trapezoid if the bases measures 19 & 25.
2. What is the length of one of the bases of the trapezoid if the length of its median is 25 and
the other base measures 38?
5. In a right triangle, one acute angle measures twice the measure of the other. Find the
measure of each angle.
6. The ratio of the interior angles of a triangle is 2:3:4. find the measures of each angle.
7. The exterior angle of the base angle of an isosceles triangle is 108degrees. What is the
measure of the vertex angle?
9. The sum of the interior angles of a polygon is 1800 degrees. How many sides does the
polygon have?
B. Construct the following. Research for the different steps in basic construction. USE
DIFFERENT COLORS OF PEN TO EMPHASIZE THE PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTION.
CHALLENGE QUESTION:
1. The measures of the angles are in the ratio 4:5. The larger of the two angles is 60 less than
twice the smaller angle. Find the measure of each angle. Are the angles complementary?
Supplementary?
TOPIC 4: TRIANGLE SIMILARITY
Mint chocolate chip ice cream and chocolate chip ice cream are similar, but not the
same. This is an everyday use of the word "similar," but it not the way we use it in mathematics.
In geometry, two shapes are similar if they are the same shape but different sizes. You
could have a square with sides 21 cm and a square with sides 14 cm; they would be similar. An
equilateral triangle with sides 21 cm and a square with sides 14 cm would not be similar
because they are different shapes.
Similar triangles are easy to identify because you can apply three theorems specific to triangles.
These three theorems, known as Angle - Angle (AA), Side - Angle - Side (SAS), and Side - Side -
Side (SSS), are foolproof methods for determining similarity in triangles.
Corresponding Angles
The three theorems for similarity in triangles depend upon corresponding parts. You look at
one angle of one triangle and compare it to the same-position angle of the other triangle.
Proportion
Similarity is related to proportion. Triangles are easy to evaluate for proportional changes that
keep them similar. Their comparative sides are proportional to one another; their
corresponding angles are identical.
You can establish ratios to compare the lengths of the two triangles' sides. If the ratios are
congruent, the corresponding sides are similar to each other.
Included Angle
The included angle refers to the angle between two pairs of corresponding sides. You cannot
compare two sides of two triangles and then leap over to an angle that is not between those
two sides.
Here are two congruent triangles. To make your life easy, we made them both equilateral
triangles.
Example:
Angle-Angle (AA) says that two triangles are similar if they have two pairs of corresponding
angles that are congruent. The two triangles could go on to be more than similar; they could be
identical. For AA, all you have to do is compare two pairs of corresponding angles.
Example:
Here are two scalene triangles △JAM and △OUT.
We have already marked two of each triangle's interior angles with the geometer's shorthand
for congruence: the little slash marks. A single slash for interior ∠A and the same single slash for
interior ∠U mean they are congruent. Notice ∠M is congruent to ∠T because they each have
two little slash marks.
Since ∠A is congruent to ∠U, and ∠M is congruent to ∠T, we now have two pairs of congruent
angles, so the AA Theorem says the two triangles are similar.
Watch for trickery, sometimes the triangles are not oriented in the same way when you look at
them. You may have to rotate one triangle to see if you can find two pairs of corresponding
angles.
The second theorem requires an exact order: a side, then the included angle, then the next
side. The Side-Angle-Side (SAS) Theorem states if two sides of one triangle are proportional to
two corresponding sides of another triangle, and their corresponding included angles are
congruent, the two triangles are similar.
Example:
Here are two triangles, side by side and oriented in the same way.
△RAP and △EMO both have identified sides measuring 37 inches on △RAP and 111 inches
on △EMO, and also sides 17 on △RAP and 51 inches on △EMO. Notice that the angle between
the identified, measured sides is the same on both triangles: 47°.
Is the ratio 37/111 the same as the ratio 17/51? Yes; the two ratios are proportional, since they
each simplify to 1/3. With their included angle the same, these two triangles are similar.
The last theorem is Side-Side-Side, or SSS. This theorem states that if two triangles have
proportional sides, they are similar. This might seem like a big leap that ignores their angles, but
think about it: the only way to construct a triangle with sides proportional to another triangle's
sides is to copy the angles.
Example:
Here are two triangles, △FLO and △HIT. Notice we have not identified the interior angles. The
sides of △FLO measure 15, 20 and 25 cm in length. The sides of △HIT measure 30, 40 and 50 cm
in length.
You need to set up ratios of corresponding sides and evaluate them:
15/30 = 12
20/40 = 12
25/50 = 12
They all are the same ratio when simplified. They all are 12. So even without knowing the
interior angles, we know these two triangles are similar, because their sides are proportional
to each other.
TRIANGLE CONGRUENCE
Two triangles are congruent if their corresponding sides are equal in length and their
corresponding interior angles are equal in measure.
Corresponding sides and angles mean that the side on one triangle and the side on the other
triangle, in the same position, match. You may have to rotate one triangle, to make a careful
comparison and find corresponding parts.
Geometricians prefer more elegant ways to prove congruence. Comparing one triangle with
another for congruence, they use three postulates.
You will see in the diagrams below that the sides with one tic mark are of the same
measurement, the sides with two tic marks also have the same length, and the sides
with the tic marks are equal. The same goes for the angles.
Side Angle Side (SAS) is a rule used to prove whether a given set of triangles are
congruent. In this case, two triangles are congruent if two sides and one included angle
in a given triangle are equal to the corresponding two sides and one included angle in
another triangle.
Remember that the included angle must be formed by the two sides for the triangles to
be congruent.
The Side - Angle – Angle rule (SAA) states that two triangles are congruent if
their corresponding two angles and one non-included side are equal.
Illustration:
Given that;
The side – side – side rule (SSS) states that: Two triangles are congruent if their
corresponding three side lengths are equal.
Illustration:
The Angle – Side – Angle rule (ASA) states that: Two triangles are congruent if
their corresponding two angles and one included side are equal.
Illustration:
Triangle ABC and PQR are congruent (△ABC ≅△ PQR) if length ∠ BAC
= ∠ PRQ, ∠ ACB = ∠ PQR.
Example 1
Two triangles ABC and PQR are such that; AB = 3.5 cm, BC = 7.1 cm, AC = 5 cm, PQ =
7.1 cm, QR = 5 cm and PR = 3.5 cm. Check whether the triangles are congruent.
Solution
Given: AB = PR = 3.5 cm
BC = PQ = 7.1 cm and
AC = QR = 5 cm
Therefore, ∆ABC ≅ ∆PQR (SSS).
Example 2
Given that ∠ABC = (2x + 30) °, ∠PQR = 55 ° and ∠ RPQ = 65 °, find the value of x.
Solution
∆ABC ≅ ∆PQR
Therefore,
55 ° + 65 ° + (2x + 30) ° = 180°
120° + 2x + 30° = 180°
150° + 2x = 180°
2x = 30°
x = 15°
Example 3
Describe the type of congruence in two triangles given by;
∆ ABC, AB = 7 cm, BC = 5 cm, ∠B = 50° and ∆ DEF, DE = 5 cm, EF = 7 cm, ∠E = 50°
Solution
Given:
AB = EF = 7 cm,
BC = DE = 5 cm and
∠B =∠E = 50°
Therefore, ∆ABC ≅ ∆FED (SAS)
EXAMPLE:
Suppose you have parallelogram SWAN and add diagonal SA. You now have two
triangles, △SAN and △SWA. Are they congruent?
You already know line SA, used in both triangles, is congruent to itself. What about ∠SAN? It is
congruent to ∠WSA because they are alternate interior angles of the parallel line segments SW
and NA (because of the Alternate Interior Angles Theorem).
You also know that line segments SW and NA are congruent, because they were part of the
parallelogram (opposite sides are parallel and congruent).
So now you have a side SA, an included angle ∠WSA, and a side SW of △SWA. You can compare
those three triangle parts to the corresponding parts of △SAN:
Side SA ≅ Side SA
Included angle ∠WSA ≅ ∠NAS
Side SW ≅ Side NA
ENRICHMENT ACTIVITY 4
1. Construct the two-column proof to prove that these two triangles are congruent
Given: AB ≅ ED , AC ≅ EF , BF ≅ DC
Prove: ∆ ABC ≅ ∆ EDF
A E
B F C D
Parts of a Circle
1. Segment OT is a radius of ʘ O.
A radius is a segment, one of its endpoint is in the center of the circle and the other
endpoint is on the circle.
2. Segment PS is a chord.
A chord is a segment whose endpoints are any two points on the circle.
3. Segment PR is a diameter.
4. Line PT is a secant.
5. Line QR is a tangent.
A tangent is a line in the plane of a circle that intersects the circle at exactly one point.
The interior of the circle is the set of points whose distance from the center is less than
the radius.
The exterior of the circle is the set of points whose distance from center is greater that
the radius.
Other basic terms needed in the study of the circle are illustrated and defined as
follows.
1. A central angle is an angle formed by two radii of a circle with its vertex is in the center of the
circle.
2. An arc is a part of a circle. If it is half a circle, it is called a semicircle. If it is less than half a
circle, it is called a minor arc. If it is more than a circle, it is called major arc.
3. An arc is intercepted by a given angle or the angle intercepts the arc if the endpoints of the
arc are points of the angle and all other points of the arc are in the interior of the angle.
5. Arcs are measured by their corresponding central angles. Like angles, measures of arcs can
A B
A
O O M
60O
B C N
ABC is a semicircle MN is a minor arc
m͡ABC = 180 mMON = 60
m ͡MN = 60
C.
A͡EB is a major arc
E A mA ͡ EB = 360-m ͡AB
70O
m ͡AEB = 360-70
m ͡AEB = 290
B
Name me!
1. A circle
2. Two radii
3. Two diameters
4. Two tangents
5. A chord
6. A scant
8. A central angle
9. A major arc
10. A minor a
If P is a point on a circle between two other points Q and R on the circle, then m͡PQ + m͡QR=
m͡PQR
2. If two central angles of a circle are congruent, their intercepted arcs are also congruent.
POQ QOR, then ͡PQ ͡QR,
The measure of an angle inscribed in a circle is one-half the measure of the central angle
intersecting the same arc.
2. The measure of an inscribed angle is one-half the measure of the arc intercepted by this
angle.
B D
Tangent of a circle
A line tangent to a circle is a line on the same plane which intersects the circle in one plane and
only one point. This point of intersection is called the point of tangency or point of contact.
Related Facts and Theorems:
1. If a line is tangent to a circle , then it is perpendicular to the radius drawn to the point of
tangency.
Given: AB is tangent to ʘO at A
Conclusion: AB OA at A
2. A line that is perpendicular to a radius of a circle at its outer endpoint is a tangent to a circle.
Given: OR PQ at R
Given: NP intersects OM at M
4. The measure of an angle formed by a tangent and a chord is half the measure of the
intercepted arc.
Given: RT is tangent to ʘO at P
SP is a chord of ʘO
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Conclusion: mSPT = m ͡SP
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mSPR = m ͡SNP
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5. The measure of an angle formed by two tangents meeting outside the circle is half the
difference of the measures of the intercepted arcs.
DC intersects BC at C
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Conclusion: mC = (m͡DEB m͡DFB)
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6. The segments tangent from an exterior point a circle are congruent.
Given: PR intersects RS at R
Conclusion: PR SR
Tangent of a Circle
Two circles are tangent if they are tangent to the same line at the same point. A line is a
tangent to each of two coplanar circles is called common tangent.
If two tangent circles are Coplanar and their centers are on the same side of their common
tangent, then they are internally tangent.
If two tangent circles are coplanar and their centers are on the opposite side of their
common tangent, then there are externally tangent.
1. The measure of an angle formed by two secants intersecting at a point on the circle is
half the measure of the arc intercepted by the secant.
1 ͡
mBAC = mBC
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2. The measure of an angle formed by two secants intersecting at an exterior point of the circle
is half the difference of the measure of the two arcs intercepted by the secants.
1
QPR = (m͡QR m͡ST)
2
3. The measure of an angle formed by two secants intersecting at an interior point of the circle
is half the sum of the measures of the arcs intercepted by the vertical angles formed by these
secant lines.
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mFAH = (m͡DE m͡FH)
2
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mDAE = (m͡DE m͡FH)
2
1
mDAF = (m͡DF m͡EH)
2
1
mEAH = (m͡DF m͡EH)
2
4. The measure of an angle formed by a tangent and a secant intersecting a point on the circle
is half the measure of the arc intercepted by them.
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mBCD = mCB
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5. The measure of an angle formed by a tangent and a secant intersecting at the exterior of a
circle is half the difference of the measures of the arc intercepted by them.
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mP= (m͡MQ m͡NQ)
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TRANGRAM
Tangram- A traditional Chinese puzzle made of square divided into seven pieces (one
parallelogram, one square and five triangles) that can be arranged to much particular designs.
Tangram patterns are called in China "Chin-Chiao Pan" meaning intriguing seven piece
puzzle.
The ancient Chinese story of the tangram is that a sage, a wise old man was to take a
precious sheet of glass to the king who needed a window in his palace.
The square piece of glass was wrapped in silk and canvas and carried in the sage's
backpack.
The journey was long, the sage crossed a desert and rivers, he travelled through forests
and fields. He arrived at a rugged mountain range and climbed to the summit of a high, rocky
peak. At the top of the mountain he looked into the distance and glimpsed the palace he was
travelling to.
Pleased that he had almost arrived, he stumbled and tumbled down the side of the
mountain. The glass was broken.
When he met the king he told of his journey and admitted that the glass was broken.
The square glass was unwrapped from its silk and canvas case and the sage was surprised to see
that glass was not shattered but divided into seven geometric shapes.
The sage moved the shapes around and made images to describe his journey.
He showed the king his home, a camel he had seen in the desert, monks he met on his
way, a boat on the river he crossed and the mountain range where he fell.
The king enjoyed the geometric images and had the shapes recreated in wood. . .
Tangrams were invented.
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