GCSEKS3 AreaCircumferenceOfCircles
GCSEKS3 AreaCircumferenceOfCircles
Circumference of Circles
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same distance
centre
Circle: a collection/set of
points all the same distance
from a fixed centre.
Circle Key Terms
rad
centre ius
diameter
Important Point: The term ‘radius’ can refer to the line itself
or the length of the line. So you could say “the radius is 3cm”
or “the length of the radius is 3cm” to mean the same thing.
The same applies with the circumference and the diameter.
Circumference of a circle
Experiment: Using a compass, draw a circle or any size you like.
(a) Measure the diameter of your circle (the distance across your
circle, ensuring your ruler passes the centre of your circle).
(b) By gradually rotating your ruler, estimate the
Teacher Note : If you
perimeter/circumference of your circle. have it available, this
(c) Divide your answer to (b) by your answer to (a). That is, how would work better
many times bigger is the circumference of your circle than with string.
the diameter? Compare your estimate with your neighbours!
8m
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3cm
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Test Your Understanding So Far
Easier Harder
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Exact vs Decimal Answers
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Exercise 1 Questions on provided worksheet
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2 And give your answer in exact form: 6
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Solution:
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Area of a circle
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Area of a circle
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Area of a circle
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Further Examples
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Test Your Understanding
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Example
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Exercise 2 Questions on provided worksheet
a b
3cm 8cm ?
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c d
7.2m
6.4m
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2 Find the area, giving your answer in
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Solution:
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Fractions of circles
In this lesson we’ll deal with ‘simple’ fractions of a
circle, e.g. semicircles and quarter circles.
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10 The diameter is 10,
therefore the radius is 5.
Test Your Understanding
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7cm
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Exercise 3
1 Find the area and perimeter of the 3 Give exact answers.
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following, giving your answers to 1dp. a b
a b 6cm 1
5cm
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c d 4 Fred Flintstone’s car has two different wheels: one
3.7m circular in shape and the other semi-circular. The
diameter of the semi-circular wheel is 1.3m. What radius
is needed for the circular wheel so that the wheels make
5.3m the same number of full circulations over any journey?
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Solution: 0.532m
1.3m
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Additive and Subtractive Methods
We can find the area of compound shapes by adding areas together, or by starting
with a shape that is too large and ‘cutting out’ an area from it.
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7m
13m
Subtractive method:
(i.e. subtracting areas)
12m
6m
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8m
4m
Additive Method Examples
A B
10m
8m 6m
10m
8m
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C 25m
10m 10m ?
10m
Test Your Understanding
30m
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10m
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14m
DEATH
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LASER
25m
Subtractive Method Examples
What is the area of the black region in each case? (expressed exactly)
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20
10
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If the diameter is 20
We start with a square and the radius is 10, and
hence the height of
‘cut out’ (subtract) the circle the rectangle 10.
to leave the corners.
Test Your Understanding
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3cm
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Extension :: A More Interesting One…
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Extension :: Test Your Understanding
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Supplementary Questions
Find the shaded/enclosed areas (giving your answer exactly).
a b 2 2 c 2 2
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d e f 2
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