MathCircle Properties

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Study GuideMathCircle Properties
📐 Geometry & Trig~15% of SAT Math

Circle Properties

Work with radius, diameter, circumference, area, arcs, and sectors.

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Worked Example

Practice Problems

Problem

r=6, θ=60°

Problem

Central angle 80°, inscribed angle?

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SAT Strategies

Pro Tips & Shortcuts

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SAT Tip: All radii of the same circle are equal length.

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SAT Tip: Central angle and its arc have the same degree measure.

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SAT Tip: The fraction θ/360° tells you what portion of the circle you have.

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SAT Tip: 60° is 1/6 of 360°, so the arc is 1/6 of the circumference.

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SAT Tip: This is a key circle theorem: inscribed angle is half the central angle.

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If you know diameter, divide by 2 to get radius. If you know radius, multiply by 2 for diameter.

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For arc length or sector area, use the fraction (angle/360°) times the whole.

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A 90° angle is 1/4 of the circle, so arc and sector are 1/4 of total.

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Simplify the fraction first: 60/360 = 1/6.

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Any angle inscribed in a semicircle is a right angle (90°).