Area and circumference of a circle, sector area and arc length

A = Area C = Circumference 𝑆𝐴 = Sector area 𝐴𝐿 = Arc length

Diagram Formulae Examples

𝑑 = 6 𝑐𝑚 ⇒ 𝑟 = 3 𝑐𝑚
𝐴 = 𝜋𝑟 2
𝐴 = 𝜋𝑟 2 = 𝜋 × 32 = 9𝜋 ≈ 28.3 𝑐𝑚2

d r

𝑟 =4𝑚⇒𝑑 =8𝑚
𝐶 = 2𝜋𝑟 ≡ 𝜋𝑑
𝐶 = 𝜋𝑑 = 𝜋 × 8 = 8𝜋 ≈ 25.1 𝑚

𝑟 = 5 𝑐𝑚 𝑥 = 120°
𝑥
𝑥 𝑆𝐴 = 𝜋𝑟 2
𝑆𝐴 = 𝜋𝑟 2 360
360
120 1 25
𝑆𝐴 = × 𝜋 × 52 = 𝜋 × 25 = 𝜋 ≈ 26.2 𝑐𝑚2
360 3 3
r 𝒙°
r 𝑟 = 7 𝑐𝑚 ⇒ 𝑑 = 14 𝑥 = 110°
𝑥
𝐴𝐿 = 𝜋𝑑
𝑥 360
𝐴𝐿 = 𝜋𝑑
360
110 11 154
𝐴𝐿 = × 𝜋 × 14 = × 𝜋 × 14 = 𝜋
360 36 36
≈ 13.4 𝑐𝑚

Investigation

Calculate the minor segment area

10cm

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