Circular Measure (P1)

Consider a circle with centre O and radius r.

The angle subtended at O by an arc length r is defined as 1 radian.

Relation between degree and radian.

The angle subtended O by the circumference

Exercise 1
1. Convert the following to radians
(i) 90° (ii) 45° (iii) 60°
2. Convert the following radian measurement to degrees.
5π 2π
(i) 6 (ii) 3 (iii) 0.6
3. A circle has radius 5cm. An arc has length 2cm. What angle does the arc subtended at
the centre? Express your answer in radians and in degrees?
4. A sector of a circle of radius 10cm has angle 40° . Convert 40° to radians, and hence
find the arc length of the sector.
Circular Measure (P1)

Arc length and area of sector

For any circle,

Example
1. An arc AB of a circle, centre O and radius 6cm, has length l cm. Given that the chord
AB has length 6cm; find the value of l giving your answer in terms of π .
2. The chord AB of a circle, centre O and radius 10cm, has length 18.65cm and subtends an
angle of θ radians at O.
(a) Show that θ=2. 40
(b) Find the area of the minor sector AOB.

Special angles and Triangles

Area of segment
Circular Measure (P1)

Example
The arc AB of a circle, centre O and radius r cm, is such that angle AOB is 0.5rad. Given that
perimeter of the minor sector AOB is 30cm.
(a) Calculate the value of r.
2
(b) Show that the area of the minor sector AOB is 36 cm
(c) Calculate the area of the segment enclosed by the chord AB and the minor arc AB.