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Area and Length, Page 11

Sector

What if you want to find the area of a sector of a circle? A sector is a region bounded by a central angle and the intercepted arc. Think of a sector like a piece of pizza or a piece of pie.

sector of a circle

The area of a circular sector, when θ equals the measure of the central angle in radians, and r is the radius of the circle, is defined as: A = 1/2 r^2 θ.