Name Date Class

LESSON Practice B
8-4 Properties of Circles
Name the parts of circle A.

1. radii C B

2. diameters D
A
E

3. chords
F G

Name the parts of circle H.

J
4. radii R
Q K
5. diameters H
P
6. chords L
O
N M

Name the parts of circle C.

7. radii A B
C
8. diameters D E

9. chords F G H
J

Name the parts of circle Z.

T
10. radii U

11. diameters Y Z V

12. chords
X
W

Use the circle graph. New Zealand Population

13. The circle graph shows the distribution Maori 9.7%
Asian/other 7.4%
of ethnic groups in New Zealand. Find the
Other European
central angle measure of the sector that 4.6%
shows the percent of New Zealanders who Pacific Islander
are Maori. 3.8%

New Zealand European

74.5%

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 Practice A
LESSON Practice B
LESSON
8-4 Properties of Circles 8-4 Properties of Circles
Use circle C. Choose the letter for the best answer. Name the parts of circle A.
1. Which of the following is a radius?
A 1. radii B
A, , 
AD , 
AE 
AG C B
A 
BD C CE
B 
FB D GE B 2. diameters E
D D
A
E
C 3. chords F
C, FG
, , 
CB DE
2. Which of the following is a diameter? F G
F 
FD H BC F G D
GAE J CG
E Name the parts of circle H.

3. Which of the following is a chord? 4. radii P

H, 
HJ, 
HK, 
HL, 
HM R
J
Q K
A 
FD C BC
5. diameters JM
 H
B 
CA D GF P
6. chords Q
O, 
NR, JM
 L
Name the parts of circle K. O
L N M
4. radii L, 
K KJ, 
KQ J M
Name the parts of circle C.
5. diameters JQ
 K
7. radii A
C, , 
CB , 
CF CJ, 
CH A B
6. chords JM
, JP
, JQ
 8. diameters H
A, FB
 C
Q D E
P
9. chords B
A, FH
, , FB
AH  F G H
J
Name the parts of circle T.

7. radii T, 
W XT, 
YT, ZT Name the parts of circle Z.
W Z
Y
W, 
XZ 10. radii Y
Z , ZT
, ZU
, ZV
, ZW
, ZX
 T
U
8. diameters

X
W, 
WY, 
WZ, , 
XY XZ, 
YZ
T
11. diameters W
T , , 
YV 
XU Z V
9. chords X Y Y

12. chords T
Y, 
WV, TW
, , 
YV 
XU
X
New Zealand Land Use W
Use the circle graph. Permanent
Other crops
Use the circle graph. New Zealand Population
10. The circle graph shows the uses 8% 5% Maori 9.7%
Arable 13. The circle graph shows the distribution
of land in New Zealand. Find the Asian/other 7.4%
9% land of ethnic groups in New Zealand. Find the
central angle of the sector that Other European
Permanent central angle measure of the sector that 4.6%
shows the percent of land pasture
50% Forests/ shows the percent of New Zealanders who Pacific Islander
New Zealand uses for woodlands are Maori. 3.8%
permanent pastures. 28%
34.92° New Zealand European
180° 74.5%

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Practice C
LESSON Reteach
LESSON
8-4 Properties of Circles 8-4 Properties of Circles
Use the circle graph. Vitamin Poll
1. An Internet poll asked people if they
believe that taking vitamins will make No A chord is a line segment A diameter is a chord
16% that connects 2 points on that passes through the
them live longer. The circle graph
Not the circle. JK and GH center of the circle.
shows the response. Find the sure
central angle of the sector that Yes are chords. PR is a diameter.
71% R
shows the percent of people who K
answered “No.” H
J
57.6° O
A
2. Find the central angle of the sector 3. Find the central angle of the sector B
that shows the percent of people that shows the percent of people
P G A radius is a line
who answered “Yes.” who answered “Not sure.”
segment that connects
A circle is named by its
255.6° 46.8° a point on the circle
center. This is circle O.
with the center of the
Name the parts of circle N. circle. AO and BO
are radii.
4. radii L, 
N NO, 
NP, 
NR, 
NT, 
NJ
J K
5. diameters L, JP
R , TO
 T
S
K
S, , 
KM , 
MQ QS, 
RL, JP
, TO
 U L
6. chords N
Use circle A for Exercises 1–4.
7. If 
SK
QM and mNUK  58°, R V E
M B
1. A is a radius .
what is the measure of NVQ ? O
Q A
58°
P D
2. C is a diameter and chord . C D
3. 
DE is a chord .
8. If mNUK  58°, what is
the measure of SUN ? 4. 
CA is a radius .
B

122°
Use circle Z for Exercises 5–7.
Use the clock for Exercises 9 and 10. 5. Name 3 radii of circle Z.
W
9. Find the central angle measure between
the minute and hour hands on the clock. 11 1 1 V
Z , ZW
, ZX

0 V
6. Name 2 chords of circle Z. Z
72° 9 3
X
10. Find the central angle measure between
8 U
Y, 
VX U
7 Y
the second and hour hands on the clock. 7. Name the diameter of circle Z.
132° X
V

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