Topics covered within this unit: 20.1 Revision of circle terms 20.2 Circle theorem and corollaries
The Learning Outcomes covered in this unit are contained in the following sections:
GT.3b GT.3d GT.3e
Key words Cyclic quadrilateral
Kite Rhombus Square Rectangle
Geometry of circles
Something to think about …
In Linking Thinking 1 we learned that a quadrilateral is a four-sided shape, whose angles sum to 360°.
A cyclic quadrilateral is one whose vertices all lie on a circle. That is, the circle must pass through each of the vertices.
Some common quadrilaterals are shown below.
Can you draw a circle around each of these quadrilaterals that passes through all four vertices? Hence, state which ones are cyclic quadrilaterals.
Quadrilateral Parallelogram
20.1 Revision of circle terms
By the end of this section you should be able to: ● recall, understand and use common circle terms
We looked at circles previously in Linking Thinking 1. There are a number of common circle terms that we need to be familiar with. These terms are summarised as follows:
Term Circle Explanation
A two-dimensional shape made by drawing a curve that is always the same distance from a centre point.