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Circular Measures

The document discusses circular measures including radians, arc length, area of sectors, and area of segments. It provides examples of converting between degrees and radians, calculating arc lengths and areas of sectors given radius and angle measures, and determining radius or angle measures given arc lengths or areas. Several practice exercises are included with step-by-step workings to solve problems involving these circular measurement concepts.
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Circular Measures

The document discusses circular measures including radians, arc length, area of sectors, and area of segments. It provides examples of converting between degrees and radians, calculating arc lengths and areas of sectors given radius and angle measures, and determining radius or angle measures given arc lengths or areas. Several practice exercises are included with step-by-step workings to solve problems involving these circular measurement concepts.
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CIRCULAR MEASURES


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CHAPTER 8 : CIRCULAR MEASURES

8.1 Radian

(a) Unit for angle
(i) Degree and minute [ 1
o
= 60]
(ii) Radian

(b) Radian - 1 radian ( 1 Rad.) is angle that subtended at the center of a circle by an equal in
length to the radius of the circle.











Angle of a whole turn =
Radius
circle a of nce Circumfere



=
r
r 2t
= rad 2t


(c) The relation between degree and radian.






8.1.1 Converting measurements in radians to degrees and vice versa.














Angle AOB = 1 rad
t rad = 180
o

1 rad =
t
o
180

1
o
= rad
180
t

t
o
180

o
180
t

Radian Degrees
1 rad =
t
o
180
= __________
1
o
= rad
180
t
= _________

A
B
O
r
r
r
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Exercise 1:
1. Convert each of the following angles in degrees to radians (in terms of t )
(a) Example:
30
o
=
30
180 6
t
t


(b) 45
o
=

4
t
(
(


(c) 60
o
=

3
t
(
(


(d) 75
o
=

5
12
t
(
(


(e) 90
o
=

2
t
(
(


(f) 270
o
=

3
2
t
(
(



2. Convert each of the following angles in degrees to radians
(a) Example:
15
o
=
15
3.142 0.2618
180


(b) 25
o
=

[0.4364]
(c) 75
o
12 =

[1.3123]
(d) 65
o
15=

[1.1390]
(e) 150
o
=

[2.6183]
(f) 115
o
=

[2.0074]
(g) 26
o
=

[0.4538]
(h) 8.5
o
=

[0.1484]
(i) 325
o
=

[5.6731]
(j) 95
o
20 =

[1.6641]
(k) 65
o
32=

[1.1440]
(l) 315
o
=

[0.5570]

3. Convert each of the following angles to degrees.
(a) Example:
rad
6
t
= 180 30
6
t
=
(b) rad
3
2
t =
[120]
(c) rad
4
3
t =
[135]
(d) rad
4
7
t =
[315]
(e) rad
6
7
t =
[210]
(f) rad
4
2
t =
[90]
(g) 0.6 rad =


[34.37]
(h) 4.32 rad =


[247.59]
(i) 5.12 rad =


[293.32]

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8.2 Arc Length of a Circle



arc length, u r s = , u = radian







Exercise 1:
1. In the following circle, calculate length of arc, s.

B
A
0.9 rad
5cm
O

2. Calculate the length of arc S which subtends an angle of 20
o
at the center of a circle of radius
5 cm. (Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places.)







[1.75cm]
3. Calculate the length of the major arc PQ of the circle below. Give the answer correct to 3
decimal places.







[41.894cm]



S
O 20
O
5 cm

O
8 cm
60
o

P Q 8 cm

A
B
O
r
u
5(0.9)
4.5
s r
cm
u =
=
=

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4. Find the length of the minor arc, S which subtends an angle of 65
o
36 at the center of a circle
of radius 6 cm.


[6.871cm]
5. The radius of its circle is 4.2 cm and the angle that subtends of the minor arc is 1.4rad. Find
the length of the major arc AB.








[20.513cm]
6. The length of the minor arc of the circle which radius 12 cm is 20.4 cm. Calculate the angle
that subtends at the center.(Give the answer in degrees and minutes)








[9723]











S
6 cm
O
65
o
36

B
A
O 1.4 rad

20.4 cm
12 cm
O
u
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Exercise 2:
1. Given that the length of arc, S of the circle is 6 cm. Find its radius.






[11.458cm]
2. Calculate the radius of the circle below if the length of arc AB is 14 cm.








[5cm]

3. Given that the length of major arc PQ is 31.5 cm. Find the angle,u below.








[102.2]

4. Given that the length of the minor arc of the circle which subtends an angle 45
o
at the center is
15 cm. Find its radius. Give the answer correct to 1 decimal place.








[19.1cm]


S
r
r
O
30
o


45
o

15 cm
O

O
A
B
2.8 rad

31.5 cm
7 cm
P
Q
u
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8.2.1 Finding the perimeter of segment of a circle.

1 Find the perimeter of the shaded segment in each of the following diagram.

Example
5cm
2.1rad
B
O
A
O
x
M B A
7cm
51.56















(a)
7cm
1.8rad
B
O
A
O
B
A

(b)
10cm
2.2rad
B
O
A

O
B
A














(c)
5cm
115
B
O
A

O
B
A



5(2.1) 10.5
sin 60.15
5
5sin 60.15 4.3367
2 2(4.3367) 8.6734
8.6734 10.5
23.566
s r cm
x
x cm
AB x cm
Perimeter
cm
u = = =
=
= =
= = =
= +
=

[23.566cm]
[39.82cm]
[18.434cm]
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8.3 Area of Sector of A Circle
8.3.1 Determining area of a sector, radius and angle subtended at the center of a circle.









Note :
1 PQR is a minor arc and PSR is a major arc.
2 The shaded part is a sector minor and the left part is a sector major.

Exercise 1 :

1 Calculate the area of the shaded sector of each of the following diagram.

Example:
O
4cm
1.2 rad

(a)
B
A
O
6cm
2.2 rad

[39.6cm
2
]

(b)
4.8rad
10cm
O


[240cm
2
]
(c)
1.5trad
9cm O

[190.88cm
2
]
(d)
B
A
O
6cm
135

[42.426cm
2
]
(e)
200
10cm
O
\

[174.55cm
2
]

u
2
2
1
r A =
A = Area of a sector
r = radius
u = angle in radian

P
R
O
r
r
u
Q
2
2
2
1
2
1
(4) (1.2)
2
9.6
A r
cm
u =
=
=

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Exercise 2 :
1. Solve each of the following problems:
Example:



(a)








[5cm]

(b)




[11.31cm]
(c)





[2.967rad]
(d)





[4.375rad]
(e)







[1.75rad]
_ B
_ A
r O
A
B
O
A
B
O
_ B
_ A
O
u
A
B
O
u
B
O
Given the area and
the angle of the
shaded region OAB
is 100cm
2
and
3.5 rad respectively.
Find r.
Given the area and
the angle of the
shaded region
OAB is 25cm
2
and
2 rad respectively.
Find OA.
Given the area and
the angle of the
shaded region
OAB is 160cm
2

and 2.5 rad
respectively.
Find OB.
Given the area of
the shaded region
OAB is 72.7cm
2

and OA=7cm.
Find the angle u .
Given the area of
the shaded region
is 140cm
2
and
OB = 8 cm.
Find the angle u .
Given the area of
the shaded region
is 31.5 cm
2
and
OA = 6cm .
Find the angle u .
A
2
2
1
(3.5) 100
2
100(2)
57.1429
3.5
57.1429 7.56
r
r
r cm
=
= =
= =

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8.3.2 Area of a segment

Area of segment =Area of AOB Area of triangle AOB

= u u sin
2
1

2
1
2 2
r r
=





Exercise 1:
1 Calculate the area of the segment of each of the following.
Example:

B
A
6cm
45 O




(a)
B
A
4cm

t
3
rad
O




[1.448cm
2
]
(b)

B
A
8cm

t
2
rad
O


[18.272cm
2
]
(c)
B
A
10cm
2.4rad
O


[86.21cm
2
]
(d)
B A
9cm
80
O




[16.65cm
2
]

(e)
B
A
8cm
130
O



[48.09cm
2
]
Area of segment = ) sin (
2
1
2
u u r

A
r
2
2
45
45 0.7855
180

1
(6) (0.7855 sin 45 )
2
1.411
Area of segment
cm
t

=
=

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Past Year Questions:

1 SPM 2003(P1)

Diagram shows a sector ROS with center O.




The length of the arc RS is 7.24 cm and the perimeter of the sector ROS is 25 cm. Find the
value of u , in rad. [ 3 marks ]

2 SPM 2004 (P1)

Diagram shows a circle with center O.










Given that the length of the major arc AB is 45.51 cm, find the length, in cm, of the
radius.(Use t = 3.142 ) [ 3 marks ]


3 SPM 2005 (P1)

Diagram shows a circle with center O.










The length of the minor arc AB is 16 cm and the angle of the major sector AOB is 290
o
.
Using t = 3.142 , find

(a) the value of u , in radians
(Give your answer correct to four significant figures)
(b) the length, in cm, of the radius of the circle. [ 3 marks ]

R
S
S
O
R
u

A
B
O
0.354 rad

A
B
O
u
rad 8153 . 0 = u
(a) 1.222 rad
(b) r = 13.09 cm

r= 7.675 cm

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