Geometry Part 2 Unit 3 Assignment
Name: Viraaj Sidhu
Geometry: Circle Portfolio Summative Assignment
Part 1: Circle Vocabulary & Diagrams
You may create the following diagrams digitally using the Google Docs drawing tools or by hand, but all labels
must be clear and readable. Include all necessary congruency marks.
1) Create and label a diagram of a circle with its center, a radius, diameter, a chord and its perpendicular
bisector, and a tangent line and its point of tangency. Upload an image of your drawing into the space below.
2) Create and label a diagram of a circle with a central angle and an inscribed angle intercepting the same arc,
the intercepted arc, and a sector shaded. Upload an image of your drawing into the space below.
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Part 2: Circle Problem Solving
Solve the following problems. All written responses and explanations must be typed. Show your work for each
problem; work may be typed or uploaded as a clear photo of handwritten work. Round answers to the nearest
tenth unless otherwise noted, and do not leave answers in terms of π.
1) Consider a circle on a coordinate plane.
a) Write a set of instructions to describe how you can use the center (0,0) and a point on a circle (p,q) to
write an equation for the circle. Use complete sentences.
1. Start with the center of the circle (0,0), and a point on the circle (p,q).
2. Find the distance between these two points using the distance formula:
2 2
𝑑= [(𝑝 − 0) + (𝑞 − 0) ]
2 2
3. Simplify the expression: 𝑑 = (𝑝 + 𝑞 ). This is the radius, r, of the circle, because every
point on the circle is the same distance from the center.
2 2 2
4. Square both sides of the equation to remove the square root 𝑟 = 𝑝 + 𝑞 .
2 2 2
5. Use the standard equation of a circle centered at the origin 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 𝑟 , and substitute
2 2 2
𝑝 + 𝑞 in for 𝑟 .
2 2 2 2
6. The resulting equation 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 𝑝 + 𝑞 , represents the circle with the center (0,0)
passing through the point (p,q).
b) Write an example of an equation for a circle that does not have a center at the origin. State the center
and radius of your circle.
Example with center not at the origin:
2 2
(𝑥 − 4) + (𝑦 + 1) = 9
Center: (4,- 1) Radius: 3
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2) Consider the diagram below.
a) If 𝑁𝑃 = 2𝐿𝑁 and 𝐿𝑀 = 6, solve for x and y. Show all work.
2
𝐿𝑀 = 𝐿𝑁 · 𝐿𝑃 (tangent^2 = near secant segment · whole secant)
Given: LM = 6, and NP = 2 · LN. Let x = LN, so NP = 2x, and LP = LN + NP = x + 2x = 3x.
2
6 = 𝑥(3𝑥)
2
36 = 3𝑥
2
𝑥 = 12
𝑥 = 2 3 ≈ 3. 5
𝑦 = 2𝑥 = 4 3 ≈ 6. 9
b) Write 3-5 sentences explaining how you got your answers.
Segment LM is a tangent to the circle, and the line through L, N, and P is a secant that intersects the
circle at N and P. Because of the tangent secant relationship, the square of the tangent length equals the
product of the whole secant length and its near part. Substituting 𝑁𝑃 = 2𝑥 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐿𝑀 = 6 gives
2 2
36 = 3𝑥 , so 𝑥 = 12, meaning 𝑥 = 2 3 ≈ 3. 5. Doubling that value gives 𝑦 = 4 3 ≈ 6. 9
3) In circle B below, 𝐴𝐶 is a diameter.
Find 𝑚∠𝐴𝐵𝐷. Show all work, either typed or a photo uploaded of your handwritten work.
Since AC is a diameter, <ABC is a straight angle. <ABD and <DBC together make up that straight angle.
(3𝑥 − 20) + (𝑥 + 60) = 180
4𝑥 + 40 = 180
4𝑥 = 140
𝑥 = 35
𝑚 < 𝐴𝐵𝐷 = 3(35) − 20 = 105 − 20 = 85°
m<ABD = 85°
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(Check: < 𝐷𝐵𝐶 = 35 + 60 = 95°, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 85° + 95° = 180° ✓)
4) Consider each of the following circles.
a) A circle has a center (0,0) and a radius of 6. The vertices of a regular hexagon on the circle are labeled
QRSTUV. What is the length of arc QS?
A regular hexagon has 6 equal arcs, so each side corresponds to a 360°÷ 6 = 60° central angle. Arc QS
skips over vertex R, covering 2 of those arcs = 120°.
120 1
Arc length of QS = ( 360 ) · 2π𝑟 = ( 3 ) · 2π(6) = 4π ≈ 12.6 units
b) A circle has a radius of 8 inches. The entire circle is shaded in except for one sector that has a central
angle of 60°. Type a brief paragraph describing the process to find the area of the shaded sector. Part of
your paragraph should include the correct answer.
2
To find the shaded area, first find the area of the whole circle using 𝐴 = π𝑟 , which gives
2
π(8) = 64π ≈ 201. 1 square inches. Next, find the area of the unshaded 60° sector by multiplying the
60 64π
circle’s total area by the fraction the sector represents: 360 × 64π = 6 ≈ 33. 5 square inches. Lastly,
subtract the sector’s area from the full circle’s area to find the shaded sector: 201. 1 − 33. 5 = 167. 6
square inches.
Part 3: Real World Circles
Find two real-world examples that demonstrate circle geometry concepts from this unit. Each example must
include at least two of the following features:
● an inscribed angle
● a tangent line
● a sector
● a central angle
● a chord or diameter
The two examples must highlight different combinations of features from the list above.
For each example:
● Upload or draw an image of the object.
● Identify the circle features being modeled by labeling them directly on the drawing or image.
● Write 3–4 sentences explaining how the circle properties appear in the example.
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Real-world example: Image 1 Real-world example: Image 2
Explanation of how the circle properties appear in the Explanation of how the circle properties appear in the
example: example:
In this example, a quarter slice of a pepperoni pizza A bicycle wheel standing upright on the road
models a geometric sector, which represents a demonstrates the properties of tangent lines and
fraction of a circle's total area. The corner of the inscribed angles. The flat surface of the pavement
pizza serves as the center of the circle, where the acts as a tangent line because it makes contact with
straight edges meet to form a 90° central angle at the the outer circular edge of the tire at one exact point.
vertex. Additionally, the curved crust edge forms an Also, the blue lines are an example of an inscribed
arc along the circle’s outer perimeter, while the green angle because their vertex sits directly on the outer
dashed line drawn straight across connecting both rim of the circle, and the spokes extend completely
ends of the crust represents a chord. across the interior to two different endpoints on the
opposite side of the circle (rim).
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