Areas Related To Circles: Perimeter and Area of A Circle - A Review Circle
Areas Related To Circles: Perimeter and Area of A Circle - A Review Circle
Areas Related To Circles: Perimeter and Area of A Circle - A Review Circle
Know about
is a Greek letter. It is a ratio of the circumference to diameter of a circle. Many mathematicians
have given many values for this ratio. In the chapter Real numbers, we saw that '' is an
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irrational number. Aryabhatta gave the value of as approximately, whereas Ramanujan
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found the value of correct to a million places of decimals. However, for practical purposes we
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use as . But is a rational number. It is only an approximate value.
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Semi Circle
A diameter of a circle divides the circle into two halves called semi circles.
Area of Circle
Draw a circle. Divide it into equal (even) sectors and arrange them in line as shown below.
This shape looks like a rectangle of length 'r' and breath 'r' units
Area of the circle = Area of the rectangle
= length x breadth
= r x r
= r2 Sq. units
Area of a circle is r2 Sq. units
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Area of a semicircle = r Sq. units.
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Area of a quadrant = r2 Sq. units.
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Sector of a circle is a portion of a circular region enclosed between 2 radii and the corresponding
arc. θ is the central angle, l is the length of the arc. When the central angle is 360 o , area of the
circle is r2 . When the central angle is θ,
Area of sector = r2
When central angle is 360°,
Length of arc = 2r
When central angle is θ°,
Length of arc = 2r
Length of the arc = 2r
Perimeter of a sector = 2r + l
Area of a Ring
Let 'R' and 'r' be the radii of the outer and inner circles respectively.
Segment of a Circle
A segment of a circle is a portion of the circular region enclosed between a chord and the
corresponding arc. A chord divides a circle into two portions called segments.
The segment which contains the centre of the circle is called the major segment. The other one is
called the minor segment. The diameter divides the circle into two equal halves called
semicircles.
Area of a Segment
Area of the minor segment = Area of the sector OACB Area of the AOB.
Draw a circle of radius 'r'. Let the chord AB cut the circle into two segments. We want to find the
area of the minor segment (Coloured portion). Join O to A, O to B.
Let AOB = θ. We get a sector; part of it is the segment whose area is to be found.
Area of the sector OACB = area of segment ACB + area of AOB.
Area of segment ACB = Area of sector OACB - Area of AOB.
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Area of AOB = r sin θ r = r2 sin θ
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Area of segment ACB = r2 r sin θ
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