1 Find the shaded area in each of the following circles.

Leave your answers in terms of TI" where

appropriate.
a b C

d e f

2 Find the shaded area in each of the following circles with centre C.
a b
4cm
 3 For the following circles wi.th ce C the area A of the shaded se
ctor is given.- : : ,
ntre '
of x in ea ch case. Find tht lai)
.- -- --
b c .- -. ,
a

C C C

A= 12cm2
4 The arc AB of a circle, centr (
e O an d ra di us 6 cm, ha s le
Fi nd the area of the mi no r ng th 4 cm .
sector AOB.
5 The chord AB of a circle, ce
ntre O an d ra di us 10 cm , ha
s le ng th 18 ·65 cm a nd SU
of 0 radians at O. btends an an~
a Show th at cos 0 = -0 .7 39
(to 3 significant figures) .
b Fi nd the area of the mi no
r sector AOB.
0 6 The area of a sector of a cir
cle of radius 12 cm is 1OOc 2
m . Fi nd th e pe rim et er of
7 The arc AB of a circle, centr th e sector.
e O an d radius rem , is su ch
Given th at the perimeter of th at LA O B = 0. 5 ra di an s.
the minor sector AOB is 30
a calculate the value of cm ,
r
b show th at the area of the
minor sector AOB is 36 cm2
c calculate the area of the
segment enclosed by th e ch
or d AB an d th e m in or ar
® 8 The arc AB of a circle, centr
e O and radius xc m, is su ch
c AB .
Given that the arc length AB th at an gl e AO B =~ ra di an
is / cm, s
a show th at the area of the 12 ·
sector can be written as 612
The area of the full circle is 7r
36OO1rcm2•
b Find the arc length of
AB.
c Calculate the value of x.
©9 In the diagram, AB is the dia
meter of a circle of
radius re m and L.BOC = 0 rad
ians.
Given that the area of D.CO
B is equal to th at of the
shaded segment, show that 0
+ 2s in 0 = 1r.

0 10 In the diagram
. ' BC is
· th .
e arc of a cir
and radius 8 cm Th • cle centre o
OA - 0 D . ~ pomts A and D are' such
- == 5 cm. Given that LB OC th at
calculate the area of the shad d - I6 .
. - . radians,
e region.

12 6
L
 · 1e, centre O
gram, AB and AC are tangents to a c1rc B
Jn the dia
@ 11 . th h d d ·.
and radms 3.6cm. Calculate the area of es a e region , A
2
given tha t L.B OC = 31r radians.

s of circles with centre O such that

E/P 12 In the dia gra m, AD and BC are arc
L.BOC = 0 radians. ,
OA =O D= rem , AB = DC = 8cm and
a Given tha t the are a of the sha
ded region is 48 cm2 show that
'
6 (4 marks)
r= 0 - 4
b Given also tha t r = 100, calculate the perimeter of the shaded C
(6 marks)
region .
2•
perimeter Pcm and area Acm
0 13 A sector of a circle of rad ius 28c m has
Given tha t A = 4P, find the value of P.
A

t of land. The sides AB, BC

0 14 The dia gra m shows a tria ngu lar plo
m respectively. The lawn
and CA have len gth s 12 m, 14 m and IO
ius 6 m.
is a sec tor of a circle, cen tre A and rad
a Show tha t L.B AC = 1.37 radian
s, correct to 3 significant figures.

b Calculate the are a of the flowerbed.

Q. . . - - - - - r - - ~ - - 70
of a circle with centre 0,
E/P 15 The dia gra m sho ws OPQ, a sec tor
s.
radius 10c m, wit h LP OQ = 0.3 radian
o OR: RQ is I : 3.
The poi nt Ris on OQ suc h tha t the rati
gram, is bounded by
The region S, sho wn sha ded in the dia
QR , RP and the arc PQ . p
(6 marks)
Find:
to 3 significant figures
a the per ime ter of S, giving you r answer (6 marks)
. .mg you r answer to 3 signific·ant figures. C
b the are a of S, giv
a circle with centre 0 ,
The dia gra m sho ws the sec tor OA B of
~ 16 .
radius 12 cm and ang le 1.2 radian. s. · h ntre o and OB C 1s a
1 ce ' A
The line AC is a tan gen t to the circ e wit
straight line. AB and the lines Ac and CB . D
th e arc d . al places. (8 marks)
The region R is bou nde d. by . r answer to 2 ec1m
a Fin d the are a of R, giv mg you _cm

. (5 marks)
is par alle l to AC

01/
The line BD
b Fin d the per ime ter of DA B.

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0 17 B

A C

The diagram shows two intersecting sectors: ABD, with radius 5cm and angle 1.2 radians,
and CBD, with radius 12cm.
Find the area of the overlapping section.

Challenge
FWII an expression for the area of a sector of a
fRtae with radtus r and arc length /.