Areas of Circles, Sectors

and Segments
Lesson 11.6
As you remember, the area
of a circle is
A = r2
Definition of the Area of a
Sector: a region bound by 2
radii and an arc.
H
Sector HOP
O
P
O
Theorem108: A sec = (mHP) r 2

360
Where r is the radius and the arc HP is
measured in degrees.

Find the area, leave in terms of .

12m A = 60π(122)
60º 360
A = 24π m2
Area of a segment: a segment is a
region bound by a chord and its
corresponding arc.

The area of a segment

is equal to the area of
X
the sector - the area of
the triangle.

Z Y
Given arc XY is 90º and ZX = 8
Find the shaded area.
Segment = sector – triangle
X = 90π(82) – ½(8)(8)
360
= 16π – 32 units2
Z Y