Parts of a Circle
These lessons, with videos, examples and solutions help Grade 6 students learn the parts of a circle: radius, chord, diameter, secant, tangent.
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Parts of a Circle
- The circumference (or perimeter) of a circle is made of many points that are all the same distance (equidistant) from the centre of the circle.
- An arc is part of the circumference of a circle.
- The diameter cuts the circle exactly in half and goes through the centre.
- The radius is half the length of the diameter and is joined to the centre at one end.
- A chord is a straight line inside the circle that touches the circumference at 2 points but does not touch the centre of a circle.
- A tangent is a straight line outside the circle that touches the circumference at one point only.
- A segment is the area enclosed by a chord and an arc.
- A sector is the area enclosed by 2 radii (radius) and an arc.
Parts of a Circle
Explains the parts of a circle, including center point, radius, chord, diameter, central angle, arc, and sector.
Parts of a circle and the circumference
Parts of a circle: radius, diameter, chord, arc, major sector, minor sector, major segment, minor segment, concentric circles, semicircle, quadrant.
The circumference of a circle. 2 × pi × r
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