Chords, Arcs, and

Central Angles
 Objectives:
1. Identify the relations among chords,
arcs, central angles and inscribed angles.
2. Name the chords, arcs, central angles,
inscribed angles given a circle.
3. Relate the idea on circles in everyday
life situation.
Activity 1: Know My Terms
and Conditions…
Learner’s Module, page 135
Answer Questions a-c,
page 136
Know My Terms and Conditions…

Use the figure below to identify

and name the following terms
related to ⨀ A. Then, answer the
questions that follow.
 J
⦁ N
⦁
L⦁
A
⦁

⦁E
1. a radius 2. a diameter
3. a chord 4. a semicircle
5. a minor arc
6. a major arc
7. 2 central angles
8. 2 inscribed angles
 Terms related to circles Parts of the circle
1. a radius 𝑨𝑵, 𝑨𝑱, 𝑨𝑬
2. a diameter 𝑬𝑱
3. a chord 𝑬𝑳, 𝑬𝑱
4. a semicircle b JNE , JLE
5. a minor arc JN , EN , EL , JN
6. a major arc LEN , LJE, ENL, JLN, LNJ
7. 2 central angels ∠𝑱𝑨𝑵 , ∠𝑵𝑨𝑬
8. 2 inscribed angles ∠𝑳𝑬𝑱 , ∠𝑱𝑬𝑵
Questions:
1. How did you identify and
name the radius, diameter,
and chord? How about the
semi-circle, minor, and major
arc? inscribed angle and
central angle?
2. How do you describe the
radius, diameter, and chord
of a circle? How about the
semi-circle, minor arc, and
major arc? Inscribed angle
and central angle?
Write your answers in the table below?

Terms Related
Description
to Circles
1. Radius The distance from the center to
Any point on the circle
2. Diameter The distance across the circle
through its center
3. Chord A segment whose endpoints lie
on the circle
Terms Related
Description
to Circles
an arc measuring one-half the
4. Semicircle
circumference of a circle
an arc of a circle whose measure
5. Minor arc
is less than that of semicircle
an arc of a circle whose
6. Major arc measure is greater than that
of a semicircle
Terms Related
to Circles Description

7. Central an angle formed by two rays

angle whose vertex is the center of
the circle
8. Inscribed an angle whose vertex is on a
angle circle and whose sides contain
chords of the circle