Sectors of a Circle Acc. Alg/Geo. A Spring 2013
Area of a Circle The amount of space inside a circle. r A= r 2
Example 2 Find the area of the shaded region in 2 6 in 2 in A = 2 2 A = 8 2 A = 4 A = in 2 A = 64 A = in 2 A shaded = A – A= =
Sector the region bounded by two radii of the circle and their intercepted arc.
Area of a Sector
Example 3 Find the area of the sector. A cm cm Q R
Example 4 Find the area of the sector. A cm 2 6 cm cm Q R