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EngageNY

Writing the Equation for a Circle

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Circles aren't functions, so how is it possible to write the equation for a circle? Pupils first develop the equation of a circle through application of the Pythagorean Theorem. The lesson then provides an exercise set for learners to...
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Curated OER

Congruent Segments

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
The task, should your class decide to take it, is to list a series of reflections that transfer a line segment from one position to another. 
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EngageNY

Similar Triangles in Circle-Secant (or Circle-Secant-Tangent) Diagrams

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
First angle measures, now segment lengths. High schoolers first measure segments formed by secants that intersect interior to a circle, secants that intersect exterior to a circle, and a secant and a tangent that intersect exterior to a...
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Curated OER

Quiz: Area of a Circle

For Students 7th - Higher Ed
Geometers test their mastery at finding the area of a circle with 10 basic problems. Circle diagrams show line segments, points, and diameter. Distance of radii are given. They use pi as 3.14 to calculate the area. No answer key is...
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Mt. San Antonio Collage

Circles

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Don't circle around the topic, but get right to the center with tons of practice regarding circles in geometry. The note-incorporated activity provides guided practice through many topics such as central angles, inscribed polygons...
Assessment
Inside Mathematics

Circles in Triangles

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Challenge the class with inscribed circles in triangles. The assessment task requests class members use their knowledge of circles and right triangles to prove two triangles are congruent. They go on to utilize their knowledge of...
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Illustrative Mathematics

The Geometry of Letters

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Use the alphabet as a tool for teaching your class about geometric figures. Break apart capital letters into line segments and arcs. Classify angles as right, acute, or obtuse. Identify parallel and perpendicular lines. An excellent...
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EngageNY

Tangent Segments

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
What's so special about tangents? Learners first explore how if a circle is tangent to both rays of an angle, then its center is on the angle bisector. They then complete a set of exercises designed to explore further properties and...
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EngageNY

Equations for Tangent Lines to Circles

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Don't go off on a tangent while writing equations of tangent lines! Scholars determine the equations for tangent lines to circles. They attempt both concrete and abstract examples, such as a tangent line to the unit circle through...
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Inscribing a Square in a Circle

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
Inscribing a square in a circle brings up a number of interesting geometry topics including triangle congruence and how to prove a quadrilateral is a square. This activity is followed up by finding the area of the square and determining...
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Virginia Department of Education

Angles, Arcs, and Segments in Circles

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
Investigate relationships between angles, arcs, and segments in circles. Pupils use geometry software to discover the relationships between angles, arcs, and segments associated with circles. Class members use similar triangles to...
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Curated OER

Circles and Cylinders

For Students 10th
In this geometry lesson, 10th graders break down a circle and identify the different parts. They discuss chords, diameter, radius, circumference, major and minor segment. There are 42 problems broken down into 5 different sections.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Stained Glass

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
A complex question looking for the total cost of a stained glass window by calculating area and circumference of a circle. With detailed components, this activity will challenge your designers to figure out if they have enough money to...
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Curated OER

Midpoint of a Line Segment

For Students 10th
In this line segment worksheet, 10th graders identify and solve 10 different problems that include determining the midpoint of a line segment in each. First, they determine the midpoint of a segment that connects two points. Then,...
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Curated OER

Angles in Circles

For Students 10th
For this angles in circles worksheet, 10th graders solve 10 different problems that include tangents and chords and intersecting chords. First, they find x when given 2 intersecting chords. Then, students determine x given the diameter...
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Curated OER

Circles

For Students 10th
For this circles worksheet, 10th graders solve 10 different problems that include determining the chords, secants, and tangents of circles shown. First, they determine 4 different line segments given a circle with secants and chords with...
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Curated OER

Basic Compass and Ruler Construction: Line Segment

For Students 8th - 11th
In this construction worksheet, students utilize a compass and a ruler to reconstruct a line segment and to combine two line segments together in 2 questions.
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Curated OER

Standardized Geometry Test Practice

For Students 10th
In this angles, lines and figures review worksheet, 10th graders solve and complete 33 standardized multiple choice problems. First, they use the Segment Addition Postulate to solve for a variable given an equation for each line. Then,...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Segment Formulas Homework

For Students 9th - 12th
In this geometry worksheet, high schoolers examine three different diagrams and apply the appropriate formulas to each of the following situations: two chords, a tangent and a secant, and two secants. There are 17 questions to solve for...
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Curated OER

Circles

For Students 10th
In this geometry instructional activity, 10th graders apply the circle segment theorems to determine the indicated segment length. The one page instructional activity contains twenty problems. Answers are not provided. ...
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EngageNY

Properties of Tangents

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
You know about the tangent function, but what are tangent lines to a circle? Learners investigate properties of tangents through constructions. They determine that tangents are perpendicular to the radius at the point of tangency,...
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Curated OER

Construct, Bisect, Duplicate: Geometry Practice with Compass and Straight Edge

For Students 9th - 12th
Geometers employ a straight edge and compass to duplicate and bisect segments and angles, construct perpendiculars, parallel lines, figures, and circles with points of concurrency. Ample practice with 65 questions across 8 worksheets. No...
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Curated OER

Geometry: Basic Constructions

For Students 10th Standards
In this geometry activity, 10th graders use a straightedge and a compass to construct congruent segments and angles, bisect a segment and an angle, construct perpendicular and parallel lines, construct tangents, circumscribe a circle...
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Curated OER

Area of Sector and Segment

For Students 10th
In this area of sector and segment worksheet, 10th graders solve and determine the area of 10 different illustrations. First, they determine the area of a shaded sector given the measurements. Then, students determine the area of each...