Arc Length and Area of

Sector

Arc Length
The length of part of the circumference.

The length of the arc depends on what two things?

1) The measure of the arc.
2) The size of the circle.

An arc length measures distance while

the measure of an arc is in degrees.

Sector of a circle
A region bounded by 2 radii and an arc.

 Portions of a Circle: Determine the Arc measure based on the portion given.

180o

90o
90o

120o

180o

60o

120o

60o

A.

B.

C.

D.

of a circle:
360

of a circle:
360

1/3 of circumference :

6 out of a total 36
on the circle:

1/3 360

1/6 360

Area of a Sector Formula

measure of the central angle or arc

Area of a sector =

m
2
r
360

The area of the entire circle!

The fraction of the circle!

Arc Length Formula

measure of the central angle or arc

Arc Length =

m
2r
360

The circumference of the

entire
circle!

The fraction of the circle!