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Multiple choice maths circle measures area of a sector of a circle sector and arc of a circle area of sectors and segments

Find the area of a sector with an arc length of $20 cm$ and a radius of $6 cm$.

  1. $20$ $cm^2$
  2. $40$ $cm^2$
  3. $60$ $cm^2$
  4. $80$ $cm^2$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Area of sector $=$ $\dfrac { Arc.length }{ 2\pi r } \times \pi { r }^{ 2 }$


                         $=$ $\dfrac { 20 }{ 2\pi r } \times \pi \times 6\times 6=60{ cm }^{ 2 }$

Multiple choice maths circle measures area of a sector of a circle sector and arc of a circle area of sectors and segments

The area of a sector with a radius of $2 cm$ is $12 $$cm^2$. Calculate the angle of the sector. 

(Assume $\pi = 3$)

  1. $360^o$
  2. $160^o$
  3. $90^o$
  4. $180^o$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
$r = 2$cm
$A = 12cm^2$
Area of sector $=\dfrac {\theta}{360} \times \pi r^2$

$12 = \dfrac {\theta}{360} \times 3 \times 2^2$

$\theta = \dfrac {12 \times 360}{3 \times 4}$

$\theta = 360^o$
Multiple choice maths circle measures area of a sector of a circle sector and arc of a circle area of sectors and segments

Points $A$ and $B$ lie on circle $O$ (not shown). $AO=3$ and $\angle AOB ={120}^{o}$. Find the area of minor sector $AOB$.

  1. $\dfrac{\pi}{3}$
  2. $\pi$
  3. $3 \pi$
  4. $9 \pi$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Area of a sector is given by $\cfrac{\theta}{360} \times \pi \times r^2$ where $\theta$ is the angle made by the sector, $r$ is the radius of the circle.

Here, $\theta = 120^o$ and $r = 3$
$\therefore$ area of minor sector $= \cfrac{120}{360} \times \pi \times 9 = 3\pi$

Multiple choice maths circle measures area of a sector of a circle sector and arc of a circle area of sectors and segments

The minute hand of a clock is $7\ cm$ long. Find the area traced by it on the clock face between $4{:}15$ p.m. and $4{:}35$ p.m.

  1. $59\ cm^{2}$
  2. $65\ cm^{2}$
  3. $51.3\ cm^{2}$
  4. $45\ cm^{2}$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Time $= 20$ min

Angle made by minute hand in 1 minute  $=\dfrac { { 360 }^{ 0 } }{ { 60 }^{ 0 } } ={ 6 }^{ 0 }$

$\therefore $  In $20$ min  $={ 6 }^{ 0 }\times 20={ 120 }^{ 0 }$

$\therefore $  Area swept  $=\dfrac { \theta  }{ { 360 }^{ 0 } } \times \pi { r }^{ 2 }=\dfrac { { 120 }^{ 0 } }{ { 360 }^{ 0 } } \times \dfrac { 22 }{ 7 } \times 7\times 7=\dfrac { 154 }{ 3 } =51.3{ cm }^{ 2 }$

Multiple choice maths circle measures area of a sector of a circle sector and arc of a circle area of sectors and segments

Consider a circle with unit radius. There are seven adjacent sectors, $S _{1}, S _{2}, S _{3} ...S _{7}$, in the circle such that their total area is $\dfrac {1}{8}$ of the area of the circle. Further, the area of the $j^{th}$ sector is twice that of the $(j - i)^{th}$ sector, for $j = 2, .... 7$. Find the area of the sector $S _{1}$

  1. $\dfrac {\pi}{1016}$
  2. $\dfrac {\pi}{986}$
  3. $\dfrac {\pi}{116}$

  4. None
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The total area of the seven sectors is (1/8) * pi * r^2. With r=1, total area = pi/8. The areas form a geometric progression: a, 2a, 4a, 8a, 16a, 32a, 64a. Sum = a(2^7 - 1)/(2 - 1) = 127a. 127a = pi/8, so a = pi / (127 * 8) = pi / 1016.

Multiple choice maths circle measures area of a sector of a circle sector and arc of a circle area of sectors and segments

Find the area of a sector of a circle of radius $28$cm and central angle $45^0$.

  1. $616 cm^{2}$
  2. $308 cm^{2}$
  3. $508 cm^{2}$
  4. $154 cm^{2}$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Radius of sector $=28 cm$

Control angle $=45^{ o }$
Area of sector $=\cfrac { \theta  }{ 360° } \times \pi { r }^{ 2 }$
$=\cfrac { 45° }{ 360° } \times \cfrac { 22 }{ 7 } \times 28\times 28\ =308\quad { cm }^{ 2 }$

Multiple choice maths circle measures area of a sector of a circle sector and arc of a circle area of sectors and segments

If a sector of a circle of diameter 21 cm subtends an angle of $120^{\circ}$ at the centre, then what is its area ? 

  1. $115.5 \ cm^2$.
  2. $84 \ cm^2$.
  3. $85.5 \ cm^2$.
  4. $78 \ cm^2$.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Area of sector = $\cfrac{120}{360} \times \pi \times (\cfrac{21}{2})^2$

Thus area = $\cfrac{1}{3} \times \cfrac{22}{7} \times \cfrac{441}{4} = 115.5 cm^2$