L ESSON 3.

2
Circumference, Area, Sector and
Segment of a Circle
Objectives:

1. Derive the formula for :

• circumference of a circle
• area of the circle
• sector of a circle
• segment of a circle
2. Apply the formula to solve problem related to circumference,
area, sector and segment of a circle
 Circumference
The distance around a
circle
r
C  2  r
or

d
C  d
Since d = 2r
 Find the EXACT circumference.

1. r = 14 feet C  2 14 
C  28 ft
2. d = 15 miles
C   15 
C  15 m ile s
Ex 3 and 4: Find the circumference.
Round to the nearest tenths.

C  2 14.3  C    33 

C  89.8 m m C  103.7 yd
 Arc Length
The distance along the curved line making the arc
(NOT a degree amount)

 measure of arc 
Arc Length     2 r
 360 
Ex 5. Find the Arc Length
Round to the nearest hundredths
 measure of arc 
Arc Length     2 r
 360 

 8m
 70 
Arc Length    2 8  70
 360 

Arc Le n g th = 9.7 7 m
Ex 6. Find the exact Arc Length.
 measure of arc 
Arc Length     2 r
 360 

 120  
Arc Length    2 5 
 360 

10
Arc Le n g th =  in
3
Ex 7. What happens to the arc length if the
radius were to be doubled? Halved?
 measure of arc 
Arc Length     2 r
 360 


Doubled =

Halved =
Ex 8. Find the perimeter of the shaded region.

P = 2L + 2W
2W = 2(
2L = 2(15) = 30

30  9 u n its
 Area of Circles
The amount of region occupied by the
circle.


r A = pr 2

d
A=
 Find the EXACT area.
A    29 
2
8. r = 29 feet
2
A  841 ft
2
9. d = 44 miles  44 
A  
 2 
2
A  484 m i
10 and 11
Find the area. Round to the nearest tenths.

2
 53 
A   7.6 
2
A  
 2 
2
A  181.5 yd A  2206.2 c m 2
 Area of a Sector
the region bounded by two radii of the circle and
their intercepted arc.

 measure of arc 
A     r 2

 360 
Example 12 Find the area of the sector to the
nearest hundredths.

R
cm  60 
 6 
2
6 60 A 
 360 
Q

A  18.85 cm2
Example 13 Find the exact area of the sector.

6 cm

7 cm  120 
 
2
R
A   7
Q
 360 
120

49  2
A cm
3
 Area of a minor Segment
the region bounded by chord of the circle and its
intercepted arc.
Example 14 Area of minor segment =
(Area of sector) – (Area of triangle)
  
 mRQ 2   1 
R Area of minor segment = r   b  h
 360   2 
 
 90 2 1 
Q =  (12)    (12)(12) 
12 yd  360  2 

=113.10  72
2
Area of minor segment =41.10 yd
Textbook
Skill Booster 3.5
Letter A
p. 151 #1 &2