April 23,2007

Ok, today Mr.Max is back so we started the class off with mental math. It was based on the 7 circle theorems we are learning. After that we discussed the importance of keeping updated on our blog. If you want to start a feedburner or blogger account you can do that to keep updated. After that we had the rest of the period to work on whatever we wanted. The 7 theorems are due on Thursday.
Here are some definitions we are supposed to know…

Round- Spherical or Globular shape

Chord- A line segment that connects two points on a curve.

Diameter- the longest distance from one end of a circle to the other.

Circumference- the distance around the circle.

Arc- A portion of the circumference of a circle.

Inscribed Angle- An angle placed inside a circle with its vertex on the circle and whose sides contain chords of the circle.

Secant- a line going through two points of a circle and keeps on going

Central- in, at or near the middle

Segment- one of the parts of a divided area

Collinear- Points are collinear if they lie on the same line.

Congruent- Figures or angles that have the same size and shape.

Perpendicular- Two lines are perpendicular if the angle between them is 90 degrees.

Tangent- when a line touches a circle in a single spot

Equilateral- having all of the sides of lines even in length

Origin- the center of the circle

If you want any other words defined go to..... http://www.math.com/school/glossary/glossindex.html
it is very useful becase the terms are in "math language"

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