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Area of Sector and Length of Arcs

The document contains 8 math word problems involving calculating the areas of circular sectors. The problems provide diagrams of circles or circular sectors along with information like radii, arc or chord lengths, and central angles. Readers are asked to use this geometric information to calculate areas, lengths, or perimeters and provide their answers in specified formats (to a given number of significant figures or in terms of pi).

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590 views7 pages

Area of Sector and Length of Arcs

The document contains 8 math word problems involving calculating the areas of circular sectors. The problems provide diagrams of circles or circular sectors along with information like radii, arc or chord lengths, and central angles. Readers are asked to use this geometric information to calculate areas, lengths, or perimeters and provide their answers in specified formats (to a given number of significant figures or in terms of pi).

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1.

150º
O

Diagram NOT accurately drawn

The diagram shows a sector of a circle, centre O.


The radius of the circle is 13 cm.
The angle of the sector is 150°.
Calculate the area of the sector.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

.............................................. cm2
(Total 2 marks)
2.

15 cm
10 cm

O
10 cm Diagram NOT accurately drawn

The diagram shows a sector of a circle, centre O, radius 10 cm.


The arc length of the sector is 15 cm.
Calculate the area of the sector.

.......................... cm2
(Total 4 marks)
3.

Diagram NOT accurately drawn

OAB is a sector of a circle, centre O.


Angle AOB = 60º.
OA = OB = 12 cm.

Work out the length of the arc AB.


Give your answer in terms of π.

.................................... cm
(Total 3 marks)
4.

B
A

6 cm 6 cm
120°
O
Diagram NOT accurately drawn

The diagram shows a sector of a circle, centre O.


The radius of the circle is 6 cm.
Angle AOB = 120°.
Work out the perimeter of the sector.
Give your answer in terms of π in its simplest form.

............................. cm
(Total 3 marks)
5.
B

6 cm 6 cm
P

Q
A C
6 cm

Diagram NOT accurately drawn

The diagram shows an equilateral triangle ABC with sides of length 6 cm.

P is the midpoint of AB.


Q is the midpoint of AC.
APQ is a sector of a circle, centre A.

Calculate the area of the shaded region.


Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

........................................ cm2
(Total 4 marks)
6.
Diagram NOT accurately drawn

A C

10.4 cm 10.4 cm
120°

The diagram shows a sector OABC of a circle with centre O.


OA = OC = 10.4 cm.
Angle AOC = 120°.
(a) Calculate the length of the arc ABC of the sector.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

.....................................cm
(3)
(b) Calculate the area of the shaded segment ABC.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

.....................................cm2
(4)
(Total 7 marks)
7. The diagram shows a sector of a circle with centre O.
The radius of the circle is 8 cm.

PRS is an arc of the circle.


PS is a chord of the circle.
Angle POS = 40°

Calculate the area of the shaded segment.


Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

............................. cm2

(Total 5 marks)
8.

ABC is an arc of a circle centre O with radius 80 m.


AC is a chord of the circle.
Angle AOC = 35°.

Calculate the area of the shaded region.


Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

............................... m2
(Total 5 marks)

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