Mathematics Grade 7

W3 - Lesson 1: Circles

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W1 - Lesson 1.........................................................................Divisibility Rules Required
W1 - Lesson 2....................................................................... Decimal Numbers
W1 - Lesson 3......................................................................................Fractions Math Set
W1 - Lesson 4................. Improper Fractions, Mixed Numbers,Percents, and Calculator
Decimals
W1 - Lesson 5..................................Integers, Number Lines, and Sequencing
W1 - Quiz No Textbook
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W2 - Lesson 1...................... Table of Values and Graphing Linear Equations
W2 - Lesson 2................................Modeling Expressions, Equations, and the This is a stand-
alone course.
Preservation of Equality
W2 - Lesson 3................................................... Algebra and Linear Equations
W2 - Lesson 4......................................................................................Statistics
W2 - Lesson 5............................... Circle Graphs and Calculating Probability
W2 - Quiz

W3 - Lesson 1.......................................................................................... Circles

W3 - Lesson 2....................................... Area of Triangles and Parallelograms
W3 - Lesson 3.............................................................................Line Segments
W3 - Lesson 4................................... Parts and Plotting on a Cartesian Plane
W3 - Lesson 5..........................................................................Transformations
W3 - Quiz
Mathematics Grade 7
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Preview/Review W3 - Lesson 3
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W3 – Lesson 1:

Circles
Preview/Review Concepts W3 - Lesson 1 Mathematics Grade 7

W3 – Lesson 1: Circles

Objective:

• I can show that the diameter of a circle is twice the radius of a circle.

Parts of a Circle

Take a circle and fold it in half. The line segment created by the fold is the diameter of the
circle.
A line segment reaching the edges

of a circle and passing through the

center is the diameter.

Fold the circle in half again. The point where the two line segments cross is the center
point of the circle.
Where two diameters

intersect, or cross, is the

center point.

A line segment from the center point to the edge is the radius.

A line segment from the

center point to the edge of

the circle is the radius.

Put two radii in a straight line and it is the same length as the diameter.

diameter = 2 × radius

or

radius = diameter ÷ 2

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Example: A giant Ferris wheel has spokes from the center

measuring 20m. How wide across is the Ferris wheel?

The widest point of the wheel is the diameter.

Diameter = 2(radius)
= 2(20)
= 40m

Practice:

1. Calculate the radius.

a. Diameter = 42cm b. Diameter = 12m

c Diameter = 38mm d. Diameter = 2 km

2. Calculate the diameter.

a. Radius = 6cm b. Radius = 14mm

b. Radius = 2 km d. Radius = 7m

3. What is the diameter and radius of the largest circle that will fit in the rectangle?

6 cm

13 cm

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Objective:

• I can show that the circumference of a circle is approximately three times the
diameter.

Circumference of a circle

Cut a circle and stretch it flat. The resulting line is the circumference of the circle.

The distance around the

edge of a circle is called

the circumference.

If we compare the length of the diameter to the length of the circumference we’ll see it is
always about 3 diameter lengths to 1 circumference length.

3 diameters ≈
1 circumference

This is true no matter the size of the circles.

It’s true for small circles:

It’s true for large circles:

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Pi (π)

The ratio of circumference to diameter is represented by the Greek letter Pi ( π ).

π can be used to calculate circumference Pi (π) is an irrational number equal to

from the diameter (or diameter from the
circumference). about 3.14

Circumference = π × diameter

Or C= πd

Also: Diameter = Circumference ÷ π

Or d = C/ π

Example: The radius of a circle is 6cm, what is the circumference?

=Diameter = 2(radius)
= 2(6)
= 12cm

Circumference = π (diameter)
= 3.14(12)
= 37.7cm

Example 2: A piece of candy is stuck on a wheel leaving a sticky

spot on the floor whenever it touches. If the sticky spots are about
95 cm apart, what is the diameter of the wheel?

The distance the candy has to go before it touches the ground again
is equal to the circumference.

Diameter = Circumference/ π
= 95/3.14
= 30 cm
The wheel had a 30cm diameter.

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Practice:

1. Calculate circumference if:

a. Radius = 3cm b. Radius = 4m

c. Diameter = 20mm d. Diameter = 7km

2. Calculate diameter if:

a. Circumference = 47cm b. Circumference = 9.5 m

c. Circumference = 38 mm d. Circumference = 3 km

3. Calculate radius if:

a. Circumference = 69mm b. Circumference = 25 cm

c. Circumference = 13km d. Circumference = 31 m

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Summary and Practice:

• Using what you've learned, answer the following questions

Fill in the blanks.

1. The point where two diameters intersect is called the _____________ ____________.

a. _______________ is an irrational number approximately equal to 3.14.

b. ____________________ = 2(radius)(3.14)

c. ____________________ = diameter ÷ 2

d. ____________________ = circumference ÷ π

2. Complete the chart.

Radius Diameter Circumference

4 cm
30 m
6.28 mm
12 km
9 cm
314 mm

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3. For each circle, measure the diameter, and then calculate the radius and
circumference.

a. b.

Diameter: _______________ Diameter: _______________

Radius: _______________ Radius: _______________

Circumference: _______________ Circumference: _______________

c. d.

Diameter: _______________ Diameter: _______________

Radius: _______________ Radius: _______________

Circumference: _______________ Circumference: _______________

e. f.

Diameter: _______________ Diameter: _______________

Radius: _______________ Radius: _______________

Circumference: _______________ Circumference: _______________

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4. The diameter of a bike wheel is 45cm. How far will the bike travel if the tires
rotate:

a. Once?

b. 5 times?

c. How many rotations will it take to travel 2km? (1 km = 100 000cm)

5. A bicycle has one gear that has a diameter of 10cm, and a smaller gear with a
diameter of 5cm. How much longer is the circumference of the larger gear than the
smaller one?

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6. What is the total distance of this track?

Note: The two ends make a circle if put
together
100 m

7. Hansel and Gretel were walking around a circular forest. Hansel left Gretel to take
a path that cut directly through the middle of the forest. If Hansel walked 3 km,
how much farther did Gretel have to walk to meet him on the other side?

8. Spencer made a model of the earth for Science. His model started with the inner
core with a diameter of 3 cm, the outer core was a layer 4 cm thick, then the mantle
which was 8 cm thick, finally the Earth’s crust which he made 1 cm thick. What
was the final circumference of his model?

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