Geometry: Part 2
Module 3 Content Guide
Line Segments and Circles
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this module, you will be able to do the following:
1. Use the relationship of inscribed angles and chords to find missing values.
2. Use properties of circumscribed angles to deduce missing values.
3. Construct inscribed and circumscribed circles of a triangle.
4. Construct a tangent line from a point outside the circle.
5. Prove the properties of angles for a quadrilateral inscribed in a circle.
Background Notes
Geometry: Part 2
Module 3 Content Guide
Topic 3.1 Chords and Tangents
Fill in the blank:
When a line segment cuts through and intersects a circle at two
points, it is called a diameter if it goes through the center point and is
called a chord if it does not.
Theorem 3.1.1: The perpendicular line that connects the center of
a circle to a chord will bisect the chord.
Theorem 3.1.2: Any chord that is a perpendicular bisector of another
chord must be a diameter . This goes both directions.
Theorem 3.1.3: Two chords within the same (or
congruent) circle(s) are congruent if and only if
they are the same distance from the center
of the circle.
Theorem 3.1.4: The arcs associated with two
congruent chords within the same (or congruent)
circle(s) are the same length of the chord .
A line that intersects a circle only once is called a tangent line.
Theorem 3.1.5: If a line is tangent to a circle, then it is perpendicular
to the radius drawn to the point of tangency.
Theorem 3.1.6: If a line is perpendicular to the radius and intersects
the radius on the circumference , then that line is tangent to the circle.
If two line segments drawn from the same external point are
tangent to the circle, then they are congruent.
Geometry: Part 2
Module 3 Content Guide
Topic 3.2 Inscribed Angles and Polygons
Fill in the blank:
An inscribed angle is an angle with a vertex on the
circumference of a circle whose sides are chords .
An intercepted arc is the arc created by the intersection
of the chords of an inscribed angle.
Theorem 3.2.1: The central angle associated with the
same intercepted arc of an inscribed angle is twice
as large as the inscribed angle.
Theorem 3.2.2: All inscribed angles with the same intercepted arc
are congruent .
Theorem 3.2.3: The measure of the intercepted arc is twice as large
as its inscribed angle.
Theorem 3.2.4: Opposite angles in an inscribed quadrilateral are
supplementary (i.e., add up to 180 degrees).
Theorem 3.2.5: A triangle inscribed in a circle is a right triangle if
and only if its hypotenuse is the diameter of the circle.
An inscribed circle is the largest circle in the
interior of a triangle in which the circle is tangent
to every side of the triangle.
After bisecting two of the angles, where they
intersect becomes the center of the inscribed
circle. Find the radius by drawing a perpendicular
line from the center of the circle to ANY side.
Geometry: Part 2
Module 3 Content Guide
Topic 3.3 Circles and Other Line Segments
Fill in the blank:
Theorem 3.3.1: When a tangent line and a chord intersect on a
circle, the measure of each angle formed is half of the measure
of the corresponding intercepted arc.
Theorem 3.3.2: If a tangent line and a secant line segment share the
same exterior point, then the square of the length of the tangent line
segment equals the product of the length of the exterior secant
line segment and the length of the secant line segment.
Write this theorem in equation form below.
2
RS = RQ × RP
Theorem 3.3.3: If two chords intersect in the
interior of a circle, then the product of the lengths
of the segments of one chord is the equal to the
product of the lengths of the other.
Write this theorem in equation form below.
AE × EC = BE × ED
Theorem 3.3.4: If two chords intersect in the
interior of a circle, the measure of each angle is
the average of the two intercepted arcs.
1 and ∠𝐴𝐸𝐷 = ∠𝐵𝐸𝐶 = 1 𝑚 𝐴
+ 𝑚 𝐶𝐷
∠𝐷𝐸𝐶 = ∠𝐴𝐸𝐵 = 𝑚 𝐴𝐵 𝐷 + 𝑚 𝐵𝐶
2 2
Geometry: Part 2
Module 3 Content Guide
Topic 3.4 Line Segments and the Trig Functions
Fill in the blank:
The 30-60-90 and 45-45-90 triangles always keep the same ratio
to their side lengths no matter what.
Label the side lengths of each triangle below. Then fill in the table.
𝟑𝟎° 45° 60°
sin 1/2 2 3
2 2
2 sqrt(3) 1 sqrt(2)
cos 3 2 1/2
2 2
tan 3
1 3
3
1 1
Use the image of the circle on the left to fill
in the blanks below.
cos ∠𝐴 = adjacent/hypotenuse
sin ∠𝐴 = opposite/hypotenuse
sin angle(A)
For ∆𝐴𝐷𝐶 tan ∠𝐴 = cos angle(A)
For ∆𝐴𝐵𝐸 tan ∠𝐴 = B E
The length of the tangent line segment
equals the tangent of the central angle .
Mathematicians have found that as you work around a circle with a
radius of 1, there is a pattern of ratios called the unit circle .
Geometry: Part 2
Module 3 Content Guide
Math Masters Challenge
This unit didn't make a lot of sense to me at first but after reviewing the lessons and getting help from my
parents I was able to successfully complete it.