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p0108.n14.geometry Mr. Bujak

SYLVAN SAT MATH (circa 2006)

GEOMETRY, p108, #14
Edward Bujak

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of the area of the entire circle.
14. In the circle below with center O, the area of the shaded region is
20
Chord AC passes through O. What is the measure of arc ADB in degrees?
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p0108.n14.geometry Mr. Bujak

The angle, arc length, and area of a circle all have the same ratio to the total degree measure,
part
circumference, and area of the circle, respectively. Think of .
whole

mAOB length of arc ADB area of sector AOB

= =
360° circumference of circle area of circle

Set up a proportion:

length of arc ADB area of sector AOB

=
circumference of circle area of circle
x 7

360 20
20 x  2520
x  126

OR

mBOC area of sector BOC

=
360° area of circle
x 3

360 20
20 x  1080
x  54

180  54  126