Q. What is an arc ?

Answer
A
An arc is a fraction
of the circumference.

minor arc

major arc
Q. Find the circumference of the circle .

Solution

10cm C 
D
C  3 .14 
20
C  62 .8 cm
 𝑥
𝑎𝑟𝑐 𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡h = ∙2 𝜋𝑟
360
Q. What is the length of the minor arc XY below ?

o 6 cm
45
45 o
arc length   (3 .14 
o o
360 360 12)

arc length  4 .71 cm

Q. What is the length of the minor arc AB below ?

9 cm

60o 60
arc length  o  (3 .14 
o
360 18)
B
arc length  9 .42 cm
Q. What is the length of the major arc PQ below ?

10 m

260o 100o 260

arc length  o  (3 .14 
o
360 20 )
B
arc length  45 .38 cm
 A

minor sector

major sector
Sectors are a fractional part of a
circle’s area
 Sector of a circle
A sector is said to be a part of
a circle made of the arc of
the circle along with its two
radii. It is a portion of
the circle formed by a portion
of the circumference (arc)
and radii of the circle at both
endpoints of the arc. The
shape of a sector of a
circle can be compared with a
slice of pizza or a pie.
 𝑥 2
𝑎 𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 𝑎 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 = ∙𝜋 𝑟
360
Q. What is the area of the circle ?

Solution
10cm
Ar2
A  3.14 
10 2
A  314 cm 2
Area of a Sector
The area A of a sector of a circle of radius r
and central angle θ is given by
 What is the area of the minor sector XY below ?

y
o 6 cm
45

45 o
o
A rea of Sector   (3 .14  62 )
360 360 o

Area Sector  14.14 cm 2

Q. What is the area of the minor sector AB below ?

9 cm

60o 60 2
A rea Se c to r  o  (3 .14  9 )
360
o

B
Area Sector  42.41 cm 2
Q. What is the area of the major sector PQ below ?

10 m

260o 100o 260 2

Sector A rea  o  (3 .14  10
360 )
o

B
Area Sector  226.89 cm 2
Q. Find the angle given area of sector AB is 235.62cm2 ?

10 m

x
o 235 .6
x
o  2  360
(3 .14  10 o
2
)
B
x
o  270 o