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Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Radius

Half the diameter of a circle.

Diameter

2 radi that passes through center of a circle

Sector

A section of a circle that is made up of 2 radi and an arc joining them

How to make a perpendicular bisector

1. open the compass to just over half way of the line segment

2. sharp the point at point A and make an arc

3. sharp the point at point B and  make an arc

4. with a ruler join the 2 intersections of the arcs

Circumference

The area around the circle.

Monday, December 5, 2011