Arc Length and

Area of a Sector
Lesson 4
 Convert each radian measure to
degrees
1. π/3
2. 7π/4
3. 11π/6
4. -π/6
5. 7π/10
Arc Length
 Example: Finding Arc Length

A circle has radius 18.2 cm.

Find the length of the arc
intercepted by a central angle
having each of the following
measures.

a) 3 b) 144
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 Example: Finding Arc Length
continued
• a) r = 18.2 cm • b) convert 144 to radians
and  = 3   
144 = 144  
8  180 
4
s = r = radians
5
 3  s = r
s = 18.2   cm
 8   4 
54.6 s = 18.2   cm
s= cm  21.4cm  5 
8 72.8
s= cm  45.7cm
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FINDING AN ANGLE MEASURE USING s = rθ
FINDING AN ANGLE MEASURE USING s = rθ
 Area of a Sector of a Circle
• A sector of a circle is a portion of the interior
of a circle bounded by the initial and terminal
sides of a central angle and its intercepted arc.
• Think of it as a “ piece of pie.”
 Area of a Sector

The area A of a sector of a circle

of radius r and central angle θ is
given by
FINDING THE AREA OF A SECTOR-SHAPED FIELD

• Find the area of the

sector-shaped field
shown in the figure.

Convert 15° to
radians.
 Area of a Fairway
A sprinkler on a golf course fairway is set to spray
water over a distance of 70 feet and rotates
through an angle of 120 degrees. Find the area of
the fairway watered by the sprinkler.
120o = how many radians?
2
120 = radians
3
1 2  2 
A = (70)  
120 2  3
70 ft
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