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Mathematics
Quarter 2 – Module 3:
Chords, Arcs, Central Angles and Inscribed Angles

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 What I Need to Know
At the end of this module, you should be able to:

Derive inductively the relations among chords, arcs, central angles and
inscribed angles (M10GE-IIc-1).

Moreover, you are expected to:

1. define chords, arcs, central angles and inscribed angles,
2. describe the relations among chords, arcs, and central angles.

What’s In
Describe the following terms related to a circle.

Terms related to circle Description

1. radius

2. diameter

3. chord

4. semicircle

5. minor arc

6. major arc

7. central angle

8. inscribed angle

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 What’s New

What would our lives be like without shapes particularly circles? Have you
ever imagined life without circles? Can you picture out our ball games using balls
with shapes of square? How can our vehicle travel if tires are squares or rectangles?

Circles, no doubt, are playing a huge part in our day-to-day lives. Circles are
interesting. Unlike other shapes, these do not contain edges, but form arcs and
angles. Circles are a set of all points equidistant from a given point called center and
are indicated by the symbol ⊙. Example ⊙P can be read as circle with center P.

What is it
Terms Related to Figure Discussion/ Explanation
Circle
Chord A chord is a line segment
which endpoints are on a given
A circle.
Example: line segment AC or
D ̅𝐴𝐶̅̅̅̅̅ is a chord of ⊙B.
B

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Arcs Arc is a part of a
circumference of a circle. It is
named by its endpoints and
can be read clockwise or
counter-clockwise. The
A symbol for arc is .
C
Example:
D B
The curve from point D to
point A is an arc. Which can

be read as “arc DA or ”.
Other example of arcs in the
left figure are𝐴𝐶̅̅̅⏜,

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 Example 2. What are
the major arcs of circle
B?
Answer:

CAD , DCA , ADC

Intercepted Arc Intercepted arc is an

arc that lies in the
interior of an inscribed
angle and has
endpoints on the angle.

Example:
BC is the intercepted
arc of CAB

Inscribed angle Inscribed angle is an

angle whose vertex is on
the circle and sides
contain chords of the
circle.

Example: CAB is the

inscribed angle of the
figure
A central angle is an
angle whose vertex is
the center of the circle.
Central angle The sides of the angle
contain two radii of the
circle.
Example:
ABC is the central
angle of circle B

The measure of the

central angle is equal to
its intercepted arc.
Example:
If m ABC = 80, then
AC = 80

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 What’s More
Activity 1. Name Me!

Instructions: Given the circle O below, write the term that applies to each
description. Find the answers on the box provided. Terms can be used more than once.
Answers for items 1 and 2 are already given. Continue with numbers 3-8.
diameter semicircle inscribed angle
major arc
radius minor arc central angle

Intercepted arc
chord

_diameter___1. ̅𝑉𝑅̅̅̅̅̅ By the definition, diameter is a chord which the

center is one of its points.

central angle
2.∠𝐸𝑂𝑅̅̅̅ Let’s try Number 2. The vertex of the angle is
at the center of the circle and the sides contain
two radii of the circle, therefore, it is a central
___________3.

___________4. OE

___________5. ̅𝐿𝑅̅̅̅
̅̅̅

___________6. ∠𝑉𝑂𝐸

___________

___________8. ∠𝑉𝑅̅̅̅𝐿

___________

__________
angle.

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Questions:

1. How did you identify the parts of the circle?

2. How do you describe the radius, diameter, and a chord? How about
the semicircle, major arc, minor arc? Inscribed angle and central
angle?

Let’s do the Check Up!

Did you successfully identify and describe the terms related to circles? By this
time, you know the important terms about circle. To step up your understanding, let
us answer some more activities.

Activity 2. You Complete Me!

Complete the following table. Use your knowledge and skills in the previous
discussion to answer the following:

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 What I Have Learned
Activity 3. Find me!

Given the circle O below, name the following: (Be sure to use proper notation).
_______1. 1 semicircle

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_______2. 1 inscribed angle
_______3. at least 2 major arcs
_______4. at least 2 central angles
_______5. at least 2 chords
_______6. at least 2 radii _______7. at least 2 minor
arcs
_______8. At least 2 intercepted arc

What I Can Do
Activity 4. Challenge Yourself!
Perform the following activities below.

a. Draw 3 objects that you know where chords, central angles, arcs and
inscribed angles are present.
b. Formulate 2 situations that involve chords, central angles, arcs and
inscribed angles.

Assessment
In this activity, you need to define and give example/s of the following terms of
the circle. Use your own words in defining the terms of the circle.

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 Term Example/s Definition

circle Circle B or ⊙ B Circle set of all points

equidistant from a given
point and usually
named as a single letter.

radius ̅𝐵𝐸̅,̅ ̅𝐵𝐷̅̅̅̅,̅ ̅𝐵𝐹̅̅̅̅̅, ̅𝐵𝐺̅̅̅̅̅ Radius is a line between

the center of a circle and
a point on the circle.

diameter ̅𝐷̅̅̅𝐺̅̅̅̅̅ 1.

chord 2. 3.

central angle 4. 5.

minor arc 6. 7.

major arc 8. 9.

semicircle 10. 11.

inscribed angle 12. 13.

intercepted arc 14. 15.

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