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Arcs, Angles, and Sectors

Arcs, Angles and Sectors

An arc is a curved line segment that makes up part of the circle. The end-points of the arc on the circle's circumference defines two arcs, one in each direction.

If the two points lie at the ends of a diameter, the two arcs will be the same size. Otherwise, there will be one large arc called the major arc, and the smaller one the minor arc.

If we draw lines from the center of the circle to the end-points of the arc (these lines are both radii), we will define an angle called a Central Angle. If we draw chords from a point on the circle to each of the endpoints of the arc, we will define an angle called an Inscribed angle.

The Inscribed Angle's measure is half that of the central angle of the same arc, as we will prove in the problem set.

The area between an arc and the two radii lines from the center of the circle to the arc's end-points is called a sector.
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Now that we've explained the basic concept of arcs, angles and sectors in geometry, let's scroll down to work on specific geometry problems relating to this topic.

Thales' theorem

Thales' Theorem

overlapping circles

Distance Between the Centers of Overlapping Congruent Circles

central angle in geometry

Proving the Inscribed Angle Theorem

Geometry: arc in a circle

Arc Length Formula

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Geometry Topics

  • Area of Geometric Shapes
  • Circles
    • Arcs, Angles, and Sectors
    • Chords
    • Inscribed Shapes
    • Tangent Lines
  • Lines and Angles
    • Intersecting Lines and Angles
    • Parallel Lines
    • Perpendicular lines
  • Pentagons and Hexagons
  • Perimeter of Geometric Shapes
  • Polygons
  • Quadrangles
    • Kites (Deltoids)
    • Parallelograms
    • Rectangles
    • Rhombus
    • Squares
    • Trapezoids
  • Triangles
    • Congruent Triangles
    • Equilateral Triangles
    • Isosceles Triangles
    • Pythagorean Theorem
    • Right Triangles
    • Similar Triangles
    • Triangle Inequalities

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