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Find the area of the following sector:
The formula for the area of a sector is
,
where is the radius of the circle and
is the fraction of the sector.
Plugging in our values, we get:
To the nearest tenth, give the area of a sector of a circle with diameter 18 centimeters.
The radius of a circle with diameter 18 centimeters is half that, or 9 centimeters. The area of a sector of the circle is
Find the area of the shaded region:
To find the area of the shaded region, you must subtract the area of the triangle from the area of the sector.
The formula for the shaded area is:
,
where is the radius of the circle,
is the fraction of the sector,
is the base of the triangle, and
is the height of the triangle.
In order to the find the base and height of the triangle, use the formula for a triangle:
, where
is the side opposite the
.
Plugging in our final values, we get:
Find the area of the following sector:
The formula for the area of a sector is
,
where is the radius of the circle and
is the fraction of the sector.
Plugging in our values, we get:
Find the area of the shaded region:
To find the area of the shaded region, you must subtract the area of the triangle from the area of the sector.
The formula for the shaded area is:
,
where is the radius of the circle,
is the fraction of the sector,
is the base of the triangle, and
is the height of the triangle.
In order to the find the base and height of the triangle, use the formula for a triangle:
, where
is the side opposite the
.
Plugging in our final values, we get:
;
;
Find the degree measure of .
Not enough information is given to answer this question.
When two chords of a circle intersect, the measure of the angle they form is half the sum of the measures of the arcs they intercept. Therefore,
Since and
form a linear pair,
, and
.
Substitute and
into the first equation:
100_π_
50_π_
25_π_
10_π_
20_π_
To the nearest tenth, give the area of a sector of a circle with diameter 18 centimeters.
The radius of a circle with diameter 18 centimeters is half that, or 9 centimeters. The area of a sector of the circle is
;
;
Find the degree measure of .
Not enough information is given to answer this question.
When two chords of a circle intersect, the measure of the angle they form is half the sum of the measures of the arcs they intercept. Therefore,
Since and
form a linear pair,
, and
.
Substitute and
into the first equation:
A square with a side length of 4 inches is inscribed in a circle, as shown below. What is the area of the unshaded region inside of the circle, in square inches?
8π - 16
4π-4
8π-4
2π-4
8π-8
Using the Pythagorean Theorem, the diameter of the circle (also the diagonal of the square) can be found to be 4√2. Thus, the radius of the circle is half of the diameter, or 2√2. The area of the circle is then π(2√2)2, which equals 8π. Next, the area of the square must be subtracted from the entire circle, yielding an area of 8π-16 square inches.