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G.98 find the center of a circle

Find the center of a given circle.

G.99 chord of a circle lies within the circle

The segment joining any two points on the arc of a circle falls within the circle.

G.100 diameter bisects chord iff perpendicular

A segment through the center of a circle bisects a chord not through the center if and only if it cuts the chord at right angles.

G.101 intersecting chords not through the center do not bisect

In a circle, two intersecting chords that do not both pass through the center do not bisect one another.

G.102 intersecting circles have distinct centers

Two intersecting circles do not have the same center.

G.103 tangent circles

Circles are said to:term:**touch one another** <circles-touching> which, meeting one another, do not cut one another.

G.104 touching circles have distinct centers

Two circles that touch one another do not have the same center.

G.105 distances to a circle from an eccentric diameter point

From an eccentric point on the diameter of a circle, the greatest segment to the arc passes through the center, the least is the remainder of the diameter, and segments nearer the center are greater than those more remote, with at most two equal segments on opposite sides.

G.106 distances to a circle from an exterior point

From a point outside a circle, of segments falling on the concave arc the greatest passes through the center and nearer ones are greater, while on the convex arc the least lies between the point and the diameter and nearer ones are less, with at most two equal segments.

G.107 point with three equal segments to a circle is the center

A point within a circle from which more than two equal segments fall on the circle is the center of the circle.

G.108 two circles intersect in at most two points

A circle does not intersect another circle at more than two points.

G.109 line of centers of internally touching circles

If two circles touch one another internally, the line joining their centers passes through the point of contact.

G.110 line of centers of externally touching circles

If two circles touch one another externally, the segment joining their centers passes through the point of contact.

G.111 line tangent to a circle

A:term:segment <G.4> is said to:term:**touch a circle** <tangent-to-circle> which, meeting the:term:circle <G.10> and being produced, does not cut the circle.

G.112 two circles touch at most at one point

A circle does not touch another circle at more than one point, whether internally or externally.

G.113 chords equally distant from the center

In a:term:circle <G.10>segments are said to be:term:**equally distant from the center** <equally-distant-from-center> when the:term:perpendiculars <G.33> drawn to them from the:term:center <center> are equal.

G.114 equal chords are equidistant from the center

In a circle, chords are equal if and only if they are equally distant from the center.

G.115 chord at greater distance from the center

And that:term:segment <G.4> is said to be:term:**at a greater distance** <greater-distance-from-center> on which the greater:term:perpendicular <G.33> falls.

G.116 diameter is the greatest chord

Of chords in a circle, the diameter is the greatest, and a chord nearer the center is always greater than one more remote.

G.117 angle of a circle segment

An:term:**angle of a segment** <angle-of-segment> is that contained by a:term:segment <G.4> and a arc of a:term:circle <G.10>.

G.118 perpendicular at extremity of a diameter is tangent

The line drawn at right angles to the diameter of a circle from its extremity falls outside the circle, no other line can be interposed between it and the arc, and the angle of the semicircle is greater than any acute rectilineal angle.

G.119 draw a tangent to a circle from a point

From a given point, construct a line tangent to a given circle.

G.120 radius to point of contact is perpendicular to tangent

If a line touches a circle, the segment joined from the center to the point of contact is perpendicular to the tangent.

G.121 perpendicular to tangent at contact passes through center

If a line touches a circle, the line drawn at right angles to the tangent from the point of contact passes through the center of the circle.

G.122 sector of a circle

A:term:**sector of a circle** <sector-of-circle> is the:term:figure <G.9> which, when an:term:angle <G.22> is constructed at the:term:center <center> of the:term:circle <G.10>, is contained by the:term:segments <G.4> containing the angle and the arc cut off by them.

G.123 inscribed angle theorem

In a circle, the angle at the center is double the angle at the circumference when the angles have the same arc as base.

G.124 angles in the same circle segment are equal

In a circle, angles in the same segment are equal to one another.

G.125 opposite angles of a cyclic quadrilateral are supplementary

The opposite angles of any quadrilateral inscribed in a circle sum to two right angles.

G.126 segment of a circle

A:term:**segment of a circle** <segment-of-circle> is the:term:figure <G.9> contained by a:term:segment <G.4> and a arc of a:term:circle <G.10>.

G.127 similar circle segments

Similar segments of circles are those which admit equal:term:angles <G.22>, or in which the angles are equal.

G.128 no two similar unequal circle segments on the same chord

On the same segment and on the same side of it, there cannot be constructed two similar and unequal segments of circles.

G.129 similar circle segments on equal chords are equal

Similar segments of circles on equal segments are equal to one another.

G.130 complete a circle from a given segment

Given a segment of a circle, complete the full circle of which it is a segment.

G.131 equal circles

Equal circles are those the:term:diameters <G.61> of which are equal, or the radii of which are equal.

G.132 angle standing on an arc

And, when the:term:segments <G.4> containing the:term:angle <G.22> cut off a arc, the angle is said to:term:**stand upon** <stand-upon-arc> that arc.

G.133 equal angles stand on equal arcs

In equal circles, equal angles stand on equal arcs, whether they stand at the centers or at the circumferences.

G.134 angles standing on equal arcs are equal

In equal circles, angles standing on equal arcs are equal to one another, whether they stand at the centers or at the circumferences.

G.135 equal chords cut off equal arcs

In equal circles, equal chords cut off equal arcs, the greater equal to the greater and the less to the less.

G.136 equal arcs are subtended by equal chords

In equal circles, equal arcs are subtended by equal chords.

G.137 bisect an arc

Bisect a given arc of a circle.

G.138 angle in a circle segment

An:term:**angle in a segment** <angle-in-segment> is the:term:angle <G.22> which, when a:term:point <G.1> is taken on the arc of the segment and:term:segments <G.4> are joined from it to the:term:extremities <G.6> of the segment which is the:term:**base of the segment** <base-of-segment>, is contained by the segments so joined.

G.139 Thales’ theorem and angles in circle segments

In a circle, the angle in a semicircle is right, the angle in a greater segment is acute, and the angle in a lesser segment is obtuse.

G.140 alternate segment theorem

If a line touches a circle and a chord is drawn from the point of contact, the angles which the chord makes with the tangent equal the angles in the alternate segments of the circle.

G.141 construct a circle segment on a chord admitting a given angle

On a given segment, construct a segment of a circle admitting an angle equal to a given rectilineal angle.

G.142 cut off a circle segment admitting a given angle

From a given circle, cut off a segment admitting an angle equal to a given rectilineal angle.

G.143 intersecting chords theorem

If two chords in a circle intersect one another, the rectangle contained by the segments of one equals the rectangle contained by the segments of the other.

G.144 tangent-secant theorem

If from a point outside a circle a secant and a tangent are drawn, the rectangle contained by the whole secant and its external segment equals the square on the tangent.

G.145 converse of the tangent-secant theorem

If from a point outside a circle a secant and a segment to the circle are drawn such that the rectangle on the whole secant and its external part equals the square on the segment, the segment is tangent to the circle.

G.146 segment fitted into a circle

A:term:segment <G.4> is said to be:term:**fitted into a circle** <fitted-into-circle> when its:term:extremities <G.6> are on the arc of the:term:circle <G.10>.

G.147 fit a chord in a circle equal to a segment

Fit into a given circle a chord equal to a given segment not greater than the diameter of the circle.

G.148 polygon inscribed in a circle

A:term:polygon <G.12> is said to be:term:**inscribed in a circle** <inscribed-in-circle> when each:term:angle <G.22> of the inscribed:term:figure <G.9> lies on the arc of the:term:circle <G.10>.

G.149 inscribe a triangle in a circle equiangular with a triangle

Inscribe in a given circle a triangle equiangular with a given triangle.

G.150 polygon circumscribed about a circle

A:term:polygon <G.12> is said to be:term:**circumscribed about a circle** <circumscribed-about-circle>, when each side of the circumscribed:term:figure <G.9> touches the arc of the:term:circle <G.10>.

G.151 circumscribe a triangle about a circle equiangular with a triangle

Circumscribe about a given circle a triangle equiangular with a given triangle.

G.152 polygon inscribed in a polygon

A:term:polygon <G.12> is said to be:term:**inscribed in a polygon** <inscribed-in-rectilineal-figure> when the respective:term:angles <G.22> of the inscribed:term:figure <G.9> lie on the respective sides of that in which it is inscribed.

G.153 circle inscribed in a polygon

Similarly a:term:circle <G.10> is said to be:term:**inscribed in a figure** <circle-inscribed-in-figure> when the arc of the circle touches each side of the:term:figure <G.9> in which it is inscribed.

G.154 inscribe a circle in a triangle

Inscribe a circle in a given triangle.

G.155 polygon circumscribed about a polygon

Similarly a:term:figure <G.9> is said to be:term:**circumscribed about a figure** <circumscribed-about-figure> when the respective sides of the circumscribed figure pass through the respective:term:angles <G.22> of that about which it is circumscribed.

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