ARCS and SECTORS of circles

1) The circle has a radius of 8 cm. The length of the chord AB is 10 cm.

a) Use SOHCAHTOA to show that angle AOB = 77.36o.

b) Calculate the area of triangle AOB.

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c) Calculate the area of sector OAPB. 8 8
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d) Calculate the area of the shaded segment APB. A B

2) The circle has a radius of r cm. The length of the minor arc APB = 25.132741 cm.
The length of the major arc AQB = 37.699112 cm. Q
a) Find the radius r.

b) Calculate the size of the angle

subtended by the arc APB, i.e. angle x. O
r x r
c) Calculate the area of sector OAPB.
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3) The circle has a radius of 16 cm. The length of the chord AB is 24 cm.

a) Use SOHCAHTOA to show that angle AOB = 97.18o.

b) Calculate the area of triangle AOB.

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c) Calculate the area of sector OAPB. 16 16
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d) Calculate the area of the shaded segment APB. A B

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4) The circle has radius 12 cm. The arc APB has length 47.12389 cm.

i) Calculate the size of the angle x.

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ii) Calculate the area of the sector OAQB.
x 12
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5) The circle has a radius of 10 cm. Angle AOB = 60o.

Calculate the area of the shaded segment APB.

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6) Angle AOB = 100 and the length of the arc APB = 40 cm.

i) Find the radius r.

ii) Find the area of the sector OAPB. O

r 100o r
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7) Angle AOB = 80o and the area of the sector OAPB = 40 cm2.

i) Find the radius r.

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ii) Find the length of the arc APB.
r 80o r
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8) The length of arc APB is 15 cm.

The area of the sector OAPB = 100 cm2.
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i) Find the radius, r, of the circle.
r x r
ii) Find the angle, x, subtendend at the centre by the arc APB.
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9) Two parallel lines are drawn 2 cm from the centre of a circle of

2 cm radius 4 cm.

2 cm Calculate the area shaded.

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ANSWERS. (Final answers are rounded to 1 decimal place.)
1) b) 31.2 cm2, c) 43.2 cm2, d) 12.0 cm2.
2) a) 10 cm, b) 144o, c) 125.7 cm2.
3) b) 127.0 cm2, c) 217.1 cm2, d) 90.1 cm2.
4) i) 135o, ii) 169.6 cm2.
5) 9.1 cm2.
6) i) 22.9 cm, ii) 458.4 cm2.
7) i) 7.6 cm, ii) 10.6 cm.
8) i) 13.3 cm, ii) 64.5o.
9) 30.6 cm2.

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