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The document discusses calculating the area of sectors and segments of circles. It provides the formula to find the area of a sector, which is equal to the central angle over 360 multiplied by pi times the radius squared. An example calculates the area of a shaded sector using the formula. Exercises provide additional practice problems to find the area of shaded sectors and segments using the information and formulas presented.

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Sector

The document discusses calculating the area of sectors and segments of circles. It provides the formula to find the area of a sector, which is equal to the central angle over 360 multiplied by pi times the radius squared. An example calculates the area of a shaded sector using the formula. Exercises provide additional practice problems to find the area of shaded sectors and segments using the information and formulas presented.

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Areas of Sectors A sector of a circle is a region bounded by a central angle and its

intercepted arc.

If a sector of a circle has an area of A square units,


Area of a Sector a central angle measuring x°, and a radius of r units,
x
then A = − πr2.
360

Example Find the area of the shaded sector.


x
A=−  πr2 Area of a sector 36° 5 in.
360
36
=−  π(5)2 x = 36 and r = 5
360
≈ 7.85 Use a calculator.

The area of the sector is about 7.85 square inches.

Exercises
C11-012A-890520-A
Find the area of each shaded sector. Round to the nearest tenth.

1. 2. L 3. D F
J
20°
100° m 7m
B 10
ft K
3
45° E
A

3.5 ft2 87.3 m2 145.4 m2


C11-012A-890520-C
4.C11-012A-890520-B 5. 6.C11-012A-890520-D
D
A
20 ft K
B 15° 88°
C E
36°
10 m
cm
5

F
7.

L
J
52.4 ft2 282.7 m2 43.2 cm2
C11-012A-890520-E C11-012A-890520-F C11-012A-890520-G

7. SANDWICHES For a party, Samantha wants to


have finger sandwiches. She cuts sandwiches into
2.5 in.
circles. If she cuts each circle into three congruent
pieces, what is the area of each piece?
6.5 in2
C11-012A-890520-H
Sectors and Segments of Circles A sector of a circle sector
is a region of a circle bounded by a central angle and its
intercepted arc. A segment of a circle is bounded by a chord
and its arc.
segment

If a sector of a circle has an area of A square units, a central angle


N
measuring N °, and a radius of r units, then A  r 2.
360

Example A regular hexagon is inscribed in a circle with diameter 12. Find


the area of the shaded region.

The area of the shaded segment is the B C


area of sector AOF  the area of AOF.
N
Area of sector AOF  r2 A
12
D
360
60 O
 (62)
360
 6 F E
1
Area of AOF  bh
2
1
 (6)(33
)
2
 93 
The shaded area is 6  93
 or about 3.26.

Exercises
Find the area of the shaded region. Round to the nearest hundredth.

1. 2. 3.
50
60 110
70 120 10 cm 4 in. 4
120 120

4. 5. 6.

120 60
6 5 4.94
4

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