Arc Lenght of Circle
Arc Lenght of Circle
Arc Lenght of Circle
CIRCLE
ARC LENGHT is a portion
of the circumference of a
circle
CENTRAL ANGLE
an angle whose vertex is the
center of a circle and whose legs
(sides) are radii intersecting
the circle in two distinct points.
r
𝜽 B
r
CENTRAL
ANGLE
RADIUS
Arc Length ( S) = r
Alternative Formula in solving
for an arc length of a circle
=
Arc length (=
Arc length =
= central angle
Arc length( S) = = Note: 2 =
Arc length ( S ) = r
Arc length ( S ) = r
Solve for r
Solve for
Example No. 1. Find the arc length of the
given figure
?
r
𝜽
r
CENTRAL
ANGLE
RADIUS
8 cm
Solution no. 1
Use the formula s = r with r = 8 cm and
s = r = (8)( ) = 18.85 cm
Solution no. 2
=
= = = =6
18.85 cm
Example No. 2. What is the arc
length of a circle whose radius
is 8 cm and a central of
=
Example No. 3. What is the length of the
radius of circle T if the major arc PGQ ( has
an arc length of 25 ft and a central angle
that measures
P
25 ft
C
T
𝟎
𝟐𝟏𝟎
r= ?
Q
Solution:
Deriving the formula for radius ( r)
=
Let = measure of the central angle in degree
S = arc lenght
= cross multiply
2 =
𝟑𝟔𝟎𝟎 𝑺
𝒓=
𝟐 𝝅𝜽
Example No. 3. What is the measure
of a central angle if an arc length is
18.85 cm and a radius of 8 cm?
SECTOR OF A
CIRCLE
What is a sector of circle?
A sector is created by the central angle formed with
two radii, and it includes the area inside
the circle from that center point to the circle itself
sector
In a given circle of
radius r, the
r 𝜽
area of a sector with central
r
angle of radian measure is
given by the formula:
A=
A=
Solve for r Solve for angle
How do you solve for the
perimeter of a sector of
circle?
sector
To find the perimeter of a
r 𝜽
sector, the formula is:
r
P = 2r + S
where r = radius
S = arc length
Example 1. Find the area of a sector with
radius of 5 m and a central angle of
First, convert to radian
measure. ( =
A= =()==
=
What is the perimeter of the sector in the
given problem?
Example 2. The area of a sector of a circle
with radius of 6 cm is Find the measure of
the central angle
A =
of the sector in degrees.
Solution: A = r = 6 cm
A= =(
r
cm 20 = (
6 20 = 18
r=
= = rad
Since the cental angle should be in degree:
()= =
r
𝟔𝟒 𝟎
r
Example 3. A flower garden𝟎 is a 270 degree sector with 8 meter
𝟐𝟕𝟎 r = 8 cm
radius. Find the area of the garden in terms of
Convert
8m ( =
A = = ( )
A=)
A=)
A=)
A = 48 sq. m