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    Radians are a unit used to measure angles that relates the angle measurement to arc length. A radian is defined as the angle subtended by an arc whose length is equal to the circle's radius. This means that a full circle contains 2π radians. Common fractional conversions include: π/2 radians = 90°, π radians = 180°, and 2π radians = 360°. Arc length and sector area formulas involve calculating the fraction of the total circumference or total area based on the central angle in radians.

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    Radians are a unit used to measure angles that relates the angle measurement to arc length. A radian is defined as the angle subtended by an arc whose length is equal to the circle's radius. This means that a full circle contains 2π radians. Common fractional conversions include: π/2 radians = 90°, π radians = 180°, and 2π radians = 360°. Arc length and sector area formulas involve calculating the fraction of the total circumference or total area based on the central angle in radians.

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    Radians are a unit used to measure angles that relates the angle measurement to arc length. A radian is defined as the angle subtended by an arc whose length is equal to the circle's radius. This means that a full circle contains 2π radians. Common fractional conversions include: π/2 radians = 90°, π radians = 180°, and 2π radians = 360°. Arc length and sector area formulas involve calculating the fraction of the total circumference or total area based on the central angle in radians.

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    Radians are a unit used to measure angles that relates the angle measurement to arc length. A radian is defined as the angle subtended by an arc whose length is equal to the circle's radius. This means that a full circle contains 2π radians. Common fractional conversions include: π/2 radians = 90°, π radians = 180°, and 2π radians = 360°. Arc length and sector area formulas involve calculating the fraction of the total circumference or total area based on the central angle in radians.

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    Radians, arcs and sectors

    A radian is another measure of turn. It is useful as it measures the angle in terms


    of the arc length. Relating these two measurements can be more useful for
    scientists.
    The term radian comes from the word radius referring to the fixed distance of
    any point on the circumference of a circle to its centre. Hence 1 radian is
    defined as the angle that subtends an arc length equal to the radius.

    r
    r
    An arc length of 1 subtends an angle of 1
    radians, so the circumference of length
    2 subtends an angle of 2 radians.
    Therefore 360 = 2 radians
    To convert degrees to radians, multiply by

    180

    To convert degrees to radians, multiply by
    180


    We know that 360 = 2 radians (or 2)

    So when converting some angles we can write them as a fraction or multiple of

    360 = 2 radians
    180 = radians
    90 =

    2
    radians

    60 =
    2
    6
    =

    3
    radians



    Try to keep to exact values where possible. If not then round to 3 significant figures.
    Arc length =

    2
    2
    =
    Area of sector =

    2

    2

    =

    2
    2

    Any central angle in a circle is a fraction of 2,so you can calculate the length of the
    arc the angle subtends as a fraction of the circumference.
    Similarly the formula for the area of a circle is: Area =
    2
    . The area of a sector with a
    central angle will be a fraction of the area of the circle
    Remember when using these formulae the angles need to be given in radians.
    An arc AB subtends an angle of 2.4 radians at the
    centre O of a circle with radius 50cm. Find the
    area and perimeter of sector AOB.
    EXAMPLE
    EXAM STYLE QUESTION
    In the circle with centre P, the arc QR subtends
    an angle of at the centre. If the length of arc
    QR is 27.2cm and the area of sector PQR is
    217.6cm, find and the radius of the circle.
    EXAM STYLE QUESTION
    Circle O has radius 4cm, and circle P has radius 6cm. The centres
    of the circles are 8cm apart. If the circles intersect at A and B,
    find the blue shaded area in the diagram
    A
    B
    O
    P

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