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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Tangent Lines and the Radius of a Circle

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Your Geometry learners will collaboratively prove that the tangent line of a circle is perpendicular to the radius of the circle. A deliberately sparse introduction allows for a variety of approaches to find a solution. 
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Activity
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Circles

For Students 9th - 10th
Twenty-three problems present a variety of practice working with various aspects of circles. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the problem then click the "View...
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Activity
Purple Math

Purplemath: Completing the Square: Circle Equations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial works through two examples step by step that shows how to complete the square for finding the center and radius of a circle.
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Handout
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Radius

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This math site from MathWorld.com defines radius in terms of both a circle and a sphere. The site includes a diagram and links to related topics.
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Handout
Math Words

Math words.com: Radius of a Circle or Sphere

For Students 5th - 9th
This site from MathWords.com explains and shows visually what the radius of a sphere is.