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ARCS and SECTORS of circles; practice questions

1. The circle has a radius of 8 cm. The length of the chord AB is 10 cm. a) b) c) d) Use SOHCAHTOA to find angle AOB. Calculate the area of triangle AOB. Calculate the area of sector OAPB. Calculate the area of the shaded segment APB. A P 8 10

8 B

2.

The circle has radius 12 cm. The arc AQB has length 25 cm. i) ii) Calculate the size of the angle x. Give your answer in radians. Calculate the area of the sector OAPB. P

12 A

O x

12 B

Q 3.

2 cm 2 cm

Two parallel lines are drawn 2 cm from the centre of a circle of radius 4 cm. Calculate the area shaded. {Hint: find the areas of the 2 equal segments!}

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4.

2 circles have radius 8 cm. The centres of the 2 circles are positioned 10 cm apart. Calculate the area of the region enclosed between the 2 circles. {Note that this region is not a segment!}

8 cm 10 cm 8 cm

{Hint: find the angle at the centre of the circle by using SOHCAHTOA etc.} *5. Repeat question 4) for the case where the 2 circles have radius 5 cm and 8 cm respectively, and the centres of the 2 circles are 10 cm apart.

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ANSWERS. 1. a) 1.350263066c or 77.36437491o c) 43.20841811 cm2 2. i) x = 2.0833333c 3. 30.61156728 cm2. 4. 52.19511363 cm2. 5. 16.40823277 cm2.

b) d) ii)

31.22498999 cm2 11.98342812 cm2. 302.3893421 cm2.

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