ARCS AND SECTORS

22/06/2023
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 Arcs and Sectors
• Today:

• We will learn how to calculate the area of a

sector and its arc length

• We will also be looking at some ‘multi-part’

problems
 Arcs and Sectors
Keywords

Circle Radius Diameter Arc Sector

 Pi and Circumference
All circles are self similar.

 is the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle.

It follows that circumference = d or 2r

Area of a circle
Area = r2
Where r is the length of the radius
Arc Length
What fraction of the circle
is shown by this sector?
30o
To calculate the length of
an arc or area of a sector,
we need to know this.
 Arc Length

r
𝜃 Arc Length = x 2∏r
 Arc Length
Arc Length = x 2∏r

cm Arc Length = x 2 x ∏ x 18
18 30o
Arc Length = x 36 x ∏

Arc Length = 3∏

Arc Length = 9.42cm (3 s.f.)

Area of a Sector

r
𝜃
Area of sector = x ∏r2
Area of sector
Area of sector = x ∏r2

cm Area of sector = x ∏ x 182

18 30o
Area of sector = x 324 x ∏

Area of sector = 27∏

Area of sector = 84.8 cm2 (3 s.f.)

 Sectors
Calculate the Area and Perimeter of this sector of a circle

6cm
Area of the sector:

220°
𝜃 2
𝐴= 𝜋𝑟
360
2 220
𝐴=𝜋 × 6 ×
360

𝐴=69 . 1 𝑐 𝑚2 (22 π)
 Sectors
Calculate the Area and Perimeter of this sector of a circle

Perimeter of the sector:

(Add on the 2 radii)

P
1 Calculate the arc length and the area of the sectors. (3sf)
a b c d r= e
2c
0o m
90o 6
r= 4cm = 6cm 150o 170o
r 300o

r=
r= 7cm

10
cm
6.28cm 6.28cm 26.2cm 10.5cm 20.8cm

12.6cm2 18.8cm2 131cm2 10.5cm2 72.7cm2

Find the perimeter of the above sectors. (3sf)

14.3cm 18.3cm 46.2cm 14.5cm 34.8cm

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The arc ABC is a quarter of a circle with centre 0 B
and radius 4.8cm. AC is a chord of the circle.
Work out the area of the shaded segment. (to 3sf)
O 4.8cm C

6.58cm2
4

The pond is in the shape of a sector of a

circle.
Toby is going to put edging on the
perimeter of the pond.
Edging is sold in lengths of 1.75 metres.
Each length of edging costs £3.49
Work out the total cost of edging Toby
needs to buy.

P = 9.3898m
Need 6 lengths
£20.94
5

A company makes two watches. Both watch faces are circular with radius 2cm.
The materials used to make both watch faces have the same thickness.
A is made entirely of plastic.
B has a 20° sector of metal and a 340° sector of plastic.
The ratio of the cost per cm2 of the metal to the cost per cm2 of the plastic is 3:2
Work out the ratio of the cost of the materials for A to the cost of the materials for B.
Give your answer in its simplest form.

36 : 37
IGCSE Question 6