1. Circles Unit 6: Lesson 2 Arcs and Chords Holt Geometry Texas ©2007

2. Objectives and Student Expectations
TEKS: G.1A, G2B, G8C, G9C
The student will develop and awareness of the structure of a mathematical system.
The student will make conjectures about lines, angles, and circles, choosing a variety of approaches such as coordinate, transformational, and axiomatic.
The student will be expected to use Pythagorean Theorem.
The student will test conjectures about the properties and attributes of circles and the lines that intersect.

3. A central angle is an angle whose vertex is the center of a circle.
An arc is an unbroken part of a circle consisting of two points called the endpoints and all the points on the circle between them.

5. Minor arcs may be named by two points.
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Minor arcs may be named by two points.
Major arcs and semicircles must be named by three points.

6. Example: 1
The circle graph shows the types of grass planted in the yards of one neighborhood. Find mKLF.
mKLF = 0.65 (360°)
234
mKLF =

7. Adjacent arcs are arcs in the same circle that intersect at exactly one point. RS and ST are adjacent arcs.

8. Congruent arcs are two arcs with the ______________ angle measure.
same
In the figure ST  UV.

10. Example: 2 Find mBD in circle F. mBC = 97.4 Vert. s Thm.
mCFD = 180 – (97.4 + 52)
= 30.6
∆ Sum Thm.
mCD = 30.6
mCFD = 30.6
mBD = mBC + mCD
Arc Add. Post.
= 97.4 
Substitute.
Simplify.
= 128

12. Example: 3 TV  WS. Find mWS and mTV. TV  WS  chords have  arcs.
mTV = mWS
Def. of  arcs
9n – 11 = 7n + 11
Substitute the given measures.
2n = 22
Subtract 7n and add 11 to both sides.
n = 11
Divide both sides by 2.
mWS = 7(11) + 11
Substitute 11 for n.
mWS = 88°
Simplify.
mTV = 9(11) - 11
Substitute 11 for n.
mTV = 88°
Simplify.

13. Example: 4 C  J, and mGCD  mNJM. Find NM and DG. GCD  NJM
GD  NM
 arcs have  chords.
GD  NM
GD = NM
Def. of  chords

14. Example: 4 continued C  J, and mGCD  mNJM. Find NM.
14t – 26 = 5t + 1
Substitute the given measures.
9t = 27
Subtract 5t and add 26 to both sides.
t = 3
Divide both sides by 9.
NM = 5(3) + 1
Substitute 3 for t.
NM = 16
Simplify.
DG = 14(3) - 26
Substitute 3 for t.
DG = 16
Simplify.

15. Example: 5 PT bisects RPS. Find RT and TS. RPT  SPT mRT  mTS
RT = TS
6x = 20 – 4x
Substitute given for RT and TS
10x = 20
Add 4x to both sides.
x = 2
Divide both sides by 10.
RT = 6(2) = 12
Substitute 2 for x and simplify.
TS = (2) = 12
Substitute 2 for x and simplify.

16. Example: 6 Find each measure. A  B, and CD  EF. Find mCD and mEF.
mCD = mEF
 chords have  arcs.
Substitute.
25y = (30y – 20)
Subtract 25y from both sides. Add 20 to both sides.
20 = 5y
4 = y
Divide both sides by 5.
CD = 25(4)
Substitute 4 for y.
mCD = 100
Simplify.
EF = 30(4) - 20
Substitute 4 for y.
mEF = 100
Simplify.

18. Example: 7 Find NP. Step 1 Draw radius RN. RN = 17 Radii of a  are .
Step 2 Use the Pythagorean Theorem.
SN2 + RS2 = RN2
SN = 172
Substitute 8 for RS and 17 for RN.
SN2 = 225
Subtract 82 from both sides.
SN = 15
Take the square root of both sides.
Step 3 Find NP.
NP = 2(15) = 30
RM  NP , so RM bisects NP.

19. Example: 8 Find QR to the nearest tenth. Step 1 Draw radius PQ.
Radii of a  are .
Step 2 Use the Pythagorean Theorem.
TQ2 + PT2 = PQ2
TQ = 202
Substitute 10 for PT and 20 for PQ.
TQ2 = 300
Subtract 102 from both sides.
TQ  17.3
Take the square root of both sides.
Step 3 Find QR.
QR = 2(17.3) = 34.6
PS  QR , so PS bisects QR.

20. Extra Examples

23. Find each measure.
1. NGH
2. HL
3. T  U, and AC = Find PL to the nearest tenth.