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Arc ÷ Chord Ratio

You are probably quite familiar with the formula for determining the circumference of a circle:

circumference = 2 • p • radius

If we wanted to determine the length of a portion of the circumference (what is known as an arc) then the formula is:
arc length = 2 • p • radius • (central angle ÷ 360)

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If we drew a straight line from point A to point B (what is known as a chord) then the formula for the chord length is:

chord length = 2 • radius • sine (central angle ÷ 2)

Now let's suppose that the radius of the circle equals 100, then we can calculate the lengths of the arc and the chord as:
arc ANB length = 2 • p • 100 • (90 ÷ 360) = 157.07963267949

chord AB length = 2 • 100 • sine (90 ÷ 2) = 141.42135623731

Dividing the arc length by the chord length gives us the arc to chord ratio, which in this case equals 1.1107207345.

Whenever we have a circle whose central angle equals 90°, it will always subtend an arc and a chord whose ratio will always be
1.1107207345. For all other central angles, we have calculated this ratio for 1 through 180 degrees. If you just want a rough idea of what
the arc to chord ratio is for a particular central angle is, then these tables are fine. However, if you need an exact answer, then use the
calculator located here and choose the "Chord AB & Arc AB" menu option.

Arc ÷ Chord Ratio Angle Arc ÷ Chord Ratio Angle Arc ÷ Chord Ratio Angle
1.0000126925 1 1.0488378036 61 1.2132099582 121

1.0000507714 2 1.050508874 62 1.217272873 122

1.0001142407 3 1.0522109562 63 1.2213889267 123

1.0002031072 4 1.0539442484 64 1.2255587364 124

1.0003173803 5 1.0557089529 65 1.2297829313 125

1.0004570723 6 1.0575052762 66 1.2340621521 126

1.0006221981 7 1.0593334293 67 1.2383970519 127

1.0008127753 8 1.0611936274 68 1.242788296 128

1.0010288241 9 1.0630860903 69 1.2472365626 129

1.0012703678 10 1.0650110421 70 1.2517425427 130

1.0015374321 11 1.0669687116 71 1.2563069404 131

1.0018300456 12 1.0689593321 72 1.2609304733 132

1.0021482395 13 1.0709831418 73 1.2656138731 133

1.0024920478 14 1.0730403835 74 1.2703578851 134

1.0028615075 15 1.0751313048 75 1.2751632693 135

1.003256658 16 1.0772561584 76 1.2800308003 136

1.0036775418 17 1.0794152016 77 1.2849612677 137

1.004124204 18 1.0816086972 78 1.2899554765 138

1.0045966924 19 1.0838369128 79 1.2950142473 139

1.005095058 20 1.0861001212 80 1.3001384169 140

1.0056193542 21 1.0883986007 81 1.3053288385 141

1.0061696376 22 1.0907326349 82 1.3105863818 142

1.0067459673 23 1.0931025126 83 1.315911934 143

1.0073484055 24 1.0955085283 84 1.3213063997 144

1.0079770174 25 1.0979509823 85 1.3267707014 145

1.0086318707 26 1.1004301803 86 1.3323057802 146

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1.0093130364 27 1.102946434 87 1.3379125956 147

1.0100205881 28 1.1055000609 88 1.3435921268 148

1.0107546028 29 1.1080913846 89 1.3493453724 149

1.0115151599 30 1.1107207345 90 1.3551733512 150

1.0123023423 31 1.1133884467 91 1.3610771026 151

1.0131162356 32 1.116094863 92 1.3670576873 152

1.0139569286 33 1.1188403321 93 1.3731161873 153

1.0148245129 34 1.121625209 94 1.3792537072 154

1.0157190836 35 1.1244498553 95 1.3854713739 155

1.0166407385 36 1.1273146394 96 1.3917703377 156

1.0175895787 37 1.1302199365 97 1.3981517726 157

1.0185657084 38 1.1331661289 98 1.4046168773 158

1.0195692351 39 1.1361536059 99 1.4111668751 159

1.0206002693 40 1.1391827639 100 1.4178030152 160

1.021658925 41 1.142254007 101 1.4245265729 161

1.0227453191 42 1.1453677464 102 1.4313388505 162

1.0238595721 43 1.1485244013 103 1.438241178 163

1.0250018077 44 1.1517243983 104 1.4452349135 164

1.026172153 45 1.1549681721 105 1.4523214442 165

1.0273707383 46 1.1582561656 106 1.4595021871 166

1.0285976976 47 1.1615888295 107 1.4667785899 167

1.0298531682 48 1.1649666232 108 1.4741521313 168

1.0311372908 49 1.1683900145 109 1.4816243224 169

1.0324502098 50 1.1718594799 110 1.4891967073 170

1.0337920731 51 1.1753755047 111 1.4968708638 171

1.0351630322 52 1.1789385831 112 1.5046484046 172

1.0365632421 53 1.1825492187 113 1.5125309781 173

1.0379928618 54 1.1862079244 114 1.5205202694 174

1.0394520537 55 1.1899152225 115 1.5286180011 175

1.0409409841 56 1.1936716452 116 1.5368259346 176

1.0424598231 57 1.1974777346 117 1.5451458709 177

1.0440087448 58 1.2013340428 118 1.553579652 178

1.0455879268 59 1.2052411323 119 1.5621291616 179

1.0471975512 60 1.2091995762 120 1.5707963268 180

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