Circumvolve

circle

A circle is easy to make:

Describe a bend that is "radius" away
from a central point.

And so:

All points are the same distance from the center.

circle draw

You Can Draw It Yourself

Put a pin in a board, put a loop of string effectually information technology, and insert a pencil into the loop. Keep the string stretched and draw the circle!

Play With It

Endeavour dragging the point to run across how the radius and circumference modify.

(See if you can continue a abiding radius!)

Radius, Diameter and Circumference

radius diameter circumference: circle/diameter = pi = 3.14159...

The Radius is the altitude from the eye outwards.

The Diameter goes straight across the circle, through the middle.

The Circumference is the altitude once effectually the circle.

And here is the actually cool thing:

When we divide the circumference by the diameter we get 3.141592654...
which is the number π (Pi)

Then when the bore is ane, the circumference is iii.141592654...

circle: diameter=1, circumference=pi

We can say:

Circumference = π × Bore

Example: You walk around a circle which has a diameter of 100m, how far have you lot walked?

pi circle 100m

Altitude walked = Circumference = π × 100m

= 314m (to the nearest g)

Also note that the Bore is twice the Radius:

Bore = two × Radius

And and so this is also true:

Circumference = two × π × Radius

In Summary:

Radius Diameter Circumference

Remembering

The length of the words may assistance you remember:

  • Radius is the shortest word and shortest measure
  • Diameter is longer
  • Circumference is the longest

Definition

plane

The circumvolve is a plane shape (two dimensional), so:

Area

area of circle by radius

The expanse of a circle is π times the radius squared, which is written:

A = π rii

Where

  • A is the Expanse
  • r is the radius

To help yous remember remember "Pie Are Squared" (even though pies are normally round):

circle area pi r-squared (but pies are round!)

Case: What is the expanse of a circle with radius of 1.2 g ?

Surface area = πrtwo

= π × one.ii2

= 3.14159... × (1.2 × 1.2)

= 4.52 (to ii decimals)

Or, using the Bore:

area of circle by diameter

A = ( π /4) × D2

Area Compared to a Square

circle area is about 80% of square

A circle has about 80% of the area of a similar-width square.
The actual value is (π/4) = 0.785398... = 78.5398...%

And something interesting for you:

Run into Circle Area by Lines

Names

Because people have studied circles for thousands of years special names have come up about.

Nobody wants to say "that line that starts at one side of the circle, goes through the heart and ends on the other side" when they can merely say "Diameter".

So here are the most mutual special names:

Lines

circle lines

A line that "just touches" the circumvolve as it passes past is called a Tangent.

A line that cuts the circle at ii points is chosen a Secant.

A line segment that goes from 1 bespeak to another on the circle's circumference is called a Chord.

If it passes through the middle it is called a Bore.

And a part of the circumference is called an Arc.

circle slices

Slices

There are ii main "slices" of a circle.

The "pizza" slice is called a Sector.

And the slice made by a chord is called a Segment.

Common Sectors

The Quadrant and Semicircle are 2 special types of Sector:

quadrant

Quarter of a circle is called a Quadrant.

Semicircle

Half a circle is called a Semicircle.

Inside and Outside

circle inside and outside

A circle has an inside and an outside (of grade!). But it besides has an "on", considering nosotros could be right on the circumvolve.

Example: "A" is exterior the circle, "B" is inside the circle and "C" is on the circle.

ellipse

Ellipse

A circumvolve is a "special case" of an ellipse.