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Circular Measure

1. The figure below shows a circle with a radius 5 𝑐𝑚.

𝐴

𝜃
𝑂 𝐵
Given that the length of the arc 𝐴𝐵 is 7.5 𝑐𝑚 and the perimeter of the sector 𝐴𝑂𝐵 is
25 𝑐𝑚, find the value of θ in radian.

2. Diagram below shows a circle with centre 𝑂.

𝑂 0.35 𝑟𝑎𝑑

Given that the length of the major arc 𝑅𝑆 is 45 𝑐𝑚, find the length, in 𝑐𝑚, of the
radius.

3. Diagram below shows a circle with centre 𝑂.

𝑂 𝜃

Given that the length of the minor arc is 15 𝑐𝑚, and the angle of the major sector
𝑃𝑂𝑅 is 280°, find ;
a) the value of θ, in radian
b) the length, in 𝑐𝑚, of the radius of the circle
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4. Diagram below shows sector 𝑂𝑃𝑄 with centre 𝑂 and sector 𝑃𝑋𝑌 with centre 𝑃.
𝑃

𝑌
𝑋

𝜃
𝑂
𝑄
Given that 𝑂𝑄 = 20 𝑐𝑚, 𝑃𝑌 = 8 𝑐𝑚, ∠𝑋𝑃𝑌 = 1.1 radian and the length of the arc
𝑃𝑄 = 14 𝑐𝑚, calculate ;
a) the value of θ, in radian
b) the area, in 𝑐𝑚2 , of the shaded region

5. Diagram below shows a sector 𝑄𝑂𝑅 of a circle with centre 𝑂. It is given that 𝑃𝑆 =
10 𝑐𝑚 and 𝑄𝑃 = 𝑃𝑂 = 𝑂𝑆 = 𝑆𝑅 = 6𝑐𝑚.

1.97 𝑟𝑎𝑑 𝑅
𝑆
𝑂
Find ;
a) the length, in 𝑐𝑚, of the arc 𝑄𝑅
b) the area, in 𝑐𝑚2 , of the shaded region
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6. Diagram below shows a circle with centre 𝑂 and radius 12 𝑐𝑚.

𝐴

𝐶
𝐵

𝑂
Given that 𝐴, 𝐵, and 𝐶 are points such that 𝑂𝐴 = 𝐴𝐵 and ∠𝑂𝐴𝐶 = 90°, find ;
a) ∠𝐵𝑂𝐶, in radian
b) the area, in 𝑐𝑚2 , of the shaded region
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Answers

1. 0.8571 𝑟𝑎𝑑

2. 7.583 𝑐𝑚

3. a) 1.396 𝑟𝑎𝑑
b) 10.74 𝑐𝑚

4. a) 0.7 𝑟𝑎𝑑
b) 104.8 𝑐𝑚2

5. a) 23.64 𝑐𝑚
b) 125.26 𝑐𝑚2

6. a) 0.9273 𝑟𝑎𝑑
b) 50.32 𝑐𝑚2