Trigonometry (10th Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Radian Measure and the Unit Circle - Section 3.2 Applications of Radian Measure - 3.2 Exercises - Page 108: 74

Answer

$A=\dfrac{\pi{r^2}\theta}{360^o}$

Work Step by Step

Recall: (1) The area $A$ of a sector of a circle is givne by the formula $A=\dfrac{1}{2}r^2\theta$ where $r$=radius and $\theta$ is the central angle mesure in radians. (2) To convert an angle measure from degree to radians, $\dfrac{\pi}{180^o}$ must be multiplied to the given radian measure. Thus, the formula for the area of a sector of a circle when the angle measurement is in degrees is: \begin{align*} A&=\dfrac{1}{2}r^2\theta \left(\dfrac{\pi}{180^o}\right)\\\\ A&=\dfrac{\pi{r^2}\theta}{2(180^o)}\\\\ A&=\dfrac{\pi{r^2}\theta}{360^o}\\\\ \end{align*}
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