Mathematics GCSE
Alternate segment
What Alternate segment means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Alternate segment
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
For a tangent-chord angle, the circle segment containing the circumference vertex that subtends the chord and gives the matching angle.
Topics that use Alternate segment
- Geometry and measures - Properties and constructions (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Angle properties
- Angle properties in circles
- Arc
- centre
- Chord
- Circumference
- Congruence and similarity
- congruence criteria
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