Circle
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Definition
- The locus of points distance
(radius) from center
- A cross section of a cone or cylinder parallel to the base. For more on this, see Dandelin Spheres, a commonly used method of deriving all Conic sections.
for a circle centered at
with radius
Formulas
- Area
- circumference
Other Properties
- The perpendicular bisector of any chord in the circle is a diameter.
- awaiting diagrams to add stuff on inscribed angles + tangents.