Stage 18 · Circles

18.1.2 Chord, Arc, Diameter, Semicircle

18.1 What Is a Circle — Definition and the Secret of Symmetry

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18.1.2 Chord, Arc, Diameter, Semicircle

Core idea

A line joining two points on the circle is a chord, the longest chord runs straight through the center and is the diameter, an arc is a curved slice of the rim, and half a circle is a semicircle.

Module goal. Start from the one core idea — every point the same distance from a fixed center — to understand the circle, then unearth its most powerful weapon, symmetry, laying the foundation for every theorem to come.
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