Circles

Arc Length Area of a Sector

Formula: arc length = 2R(C/360) R = radius C = Central angle in degrees

Definition: The arc length is the distance along the curved line making up the arc.

Definition: The number of square units it takes to exactly fill a sector of a circle.

Example: Central angle = 60 degrees Radius = 3 cm

Example: Central angle = 160 degrees Radius = 2cm

Formula: Area of sector = R^2(C/360) R = Radius C = Central angle in degrees

Answer: 5.585 cm Answer: 3.142 cm

Explanation: The length of the arc from one radius to the other radius is 3.142 .cm.

Explanation: There needs to be 5.585 cm units in order to fill a sector of a circle.