Radian measure, arcs, sectors and segments
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| sector/ˈsektə/ | сектор |
How can we find the glass area without counting the triangle below the arc?
- A curved window has a straight lower edge.
- This lesson studies sector 扇形: The region bounded by two radii and their circular arc.
The method
- One radian is the central angle with arc length equal to the radius.
- A full turn is 2π radians=360°, so radians=degrees×π/180.
- For r>0 and a nonnegative swept angle θ in radians, arc length s=rθ and sector area A=r²θ/2.
- A sector perimeter is 2r+s, not s alone.
- Specify minor or major region.
A sector has r=5 cm and arc 8 cm. Which quantities follow, and what boundary is missed if the perimeter is read as 8 cm?
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The inverse relations give θ=s/r=8/5=1.6 and A=rs/2=20 cm². A sector’s boundary is arc PLUS two radii: 8+5+5=18 cm. Reading the arc as the perimeter drops both straight edges.
A worked case
With r=6 cm and θ=120°=2π/3, s=4π cm and sector area=12π cm². Bisect the isosceles triangle: chord=2r sin(θ/2)=12 sin(π/3)=6√3 cm. The triangle area is r² sinθ/2=9√3 cm². The minor segment above the chord has area 12π−9√3 cm². Its boundary length is arc+chord=4π+6√3 cm. The complementary major segment has area 36π−(12π−9√3)=24π+9√3 cm². In an inverse task, radius 5 cm and arc 8 cm give θ=8/5=1.6 radians and sector area=5×8/2=20 cm².
Radian measure, arcs, sectors and segments
One radian is the central angle with arc length equal to the radius
Explain each condition before using the corresponding trigonometric formula.
Radius 5 cm and arc 8 cm: find the angle in radians.
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θ=s/r=8/5=1.6 radians.
Where it goes wrong
- Never put 120 directly into rθ: first convert degrees to radians.
- A chord is straight and generally shorter than its minor arc.
- Sector, segment and triangle have different boundaries.
- The minor-segment subtraction shown uses 0≤θ≤π; for a major segment subtract the complementary minor region from the disk.
Not true: The perimeter of a sector consists only of its circular arc. The perimeter also includes the two radii: arc length plus 2r.
Find that sector area in cm².
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A=rs/2=5×8/2=20 cm².
The perimeter of a sector consists only of its circular arc.
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The perimeter also includes the two radii: arc length plus 2r.
Applying it
- Draw the radii, chord and required boundary first.
- Recover θ from s/r or 2A/r² when needed.
- Keep π and surds exact; attach length or area units only after choosing the correct formula.
- In the inverse example the sector perimeter is 10+8=18 cm.
- The checked inverse example stays radius 5 cm and arc 8 cm.
- The later problems use other lengths and angles.
- Decide sector or segment before you substitute.
- A major segment is the disk minus the minor segment on the same chord.
Find that sector perimeter in cm.
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The boundary includes two radii and the arc: 5+5+8=18 cm.
Match each radian-geometry quantity to its expression.
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Degrees must be converted before rθ; the segment is found by subtracting the triangle from the sector - the two regions have different boundaries.
In your course
- AQA A-level Mathematics (7357), specification section E.
- Every paper allows a calculator, but method marks still need the expression or equation written before its value.
- Sector: The region bounded by two radii and their circular arc.
- One radian is the central angle with arc length equal to the radius.
- Watch for: never put 120 directly into rθ: first convert degrees to radians.
Radius 9 cm and angle 2/3 radian. Find the arc length in cm.
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s=rθ=9×(2/3)=6 cm. These are not the radius-5 cm, arc-8 cm values.
Radius 8 cm and angle 1.5 radians. Find the sector area in cm².
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A=½r²θ=½×64×1.5=48 cm².
A sector has area 50 cm² and radius 10 cm. Find the angle in radians.
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½r²θ=50 gives ½×100×θ=50, so θ=1 radian. The radius and the area are not the worked 5 cm and 8 cm pair.
An arc is 12 cm and the angle is 0.4 radians. Find the radius in cm.
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r=s/θ=12/0.4=30 cm.
A garden bed is bounded by two straight edges from a sprinkler and the watered arc. No chord is part of the boundary. Which area is asked?
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Two radii and the arc bound a sector. The segment formula subtracts the triangular part up to a chord, and that chord is not the boundary here.
For 0≤θ≤π the minor segment is ½r²(θ−sinθ). Which quantity is the major segment on the other side of the same chord?
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The major segment and the minor segment together make the disk. The major sector leaves out the triangle that sits in the minor sector, so ½r²(2π−θ) is not the major segment. The minor sector is smaller than the major segment.
A wiper sweeps a sector of radius 40 cm through 0.5 radians. Inside that sector a triangular patch of 200 cm² stays dry. The wet area is the sector minus that triangle. Find the wet area in cm².
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Sector area=½×40²×0.5=400 cm². Wet area=400−200=200 cm². The triangle is given, so this is not the radius-5 cm, arc-8 cm example.