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Section:
Arc length & Area of Sector
worksheet
1
F
116°
E
NOT TO
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G
O
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30°
H
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E, F, G and H are points on a circle with centre O and radius 6 cm.
EHOt = 30° and EFG t = 116° .
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Calculate the shaded area.
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......................................... cm 2 [5]
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2
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80°
O
The diagram shows the major sector of a circle with centre O and radius 3 cm.
Calculate the area of this sector.
Give your answer in the form kr, where k is an integer.
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......................................... cm 2 [2]
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8 SCALE
O 130° R
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P and Q are points on the circumference of a different circle, centre O.
PR and QR are tangents to the circle at P and Q respectively.
OP = 8 cm and POQ t = 130° .
(i) Find PR.
PR = ........................................... cm [2]
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(ii) Calculate the percentage of quadrilateral OPRQ that is shaded.
............................................. % [4]
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A
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B
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The diagram shows two circles, both with centre O.
a
The radius of the small circle is 3 cm and the radius of the large circle is 6 cm.
The minor sector AOB has an angle of 60°.
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The total area of the shaded regions is k r cm2.
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Find the value of k.
k = ................................................... [4]
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5
A B
130°
O
D C
AC and BD are diameters of the circle, centre O.
AC = 12 cm and AOBt = 130° .
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(a) Calculate the area of triangle AOB.
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(b) Calculate the area of the sector AOD.
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6 (a)
O
11
134°
A B
OAB is a sector of a circle, centre O, radius 11 cm.
t = 134° .
AOB
(i) Calculate the length of the arc AB.
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Answer ..................................... cm [2]
(ii) Calculate the shortest distance from O to the line AB.
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Answer ..................................... cm [2]
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7 (a) The ventilation shaft for a tunnel is in the shape of a cylinder.
The cylinder has radius 0.4 m and length 15 m.
Calculate the volume of the cylinder.
Answer ..................................... m3 [2]
(b) The diagram shows the cross-section of the tunnel.
O
4.5 110°
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A B
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The cross-section of the tunnel is a major segment of a circle, centre O.
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t = 110°.
The radius of the circle is 4.5 m and AOB
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Calculate the area of the cross-section of the tunnel.
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Answer ..................................... m2 [4]
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8
O
72º
10
B
A
OAB is a sector of a circle, centre O, and radius 10 cm.
AÔB = 72° and C is the point on the arc AB such that OC bisects AÔB.
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(a) Calculate the perimeter of sector OAB.
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a
....................................... cm [3]
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(b) (i) Calculate the area of sector OAB.
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..................................... cm2 [2]
(ii) Calculate the total shaded area.
..................................... cm2 [3]
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9 (a) P and Q are points on the circumference of a circle, centre O, radius R cm.
The minor arc PQ = 20 cm and PÔQ = 48°.
(i) Show that R = 23.9, correct to one decimal place.
P 20 Q
48° R
[3]
(ii) Calculate the area of the minor sector POQ.
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(iii) The minor sector POQ is removed from the circle and the remaining major sector is shaped to
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form an open cone of radius r cm.
P Q
r
a
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48° R
O
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Calculate r.
Answer r = .................................... [2]
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10
a° r
3r
The diagram shows a sector of a circle with radius 3r cm and angle a° and a circle
with radius r cm.
The ratio of the area of the sector to the area of the circle with radius r cm is 8 : 1.
(a) Find the value of a.
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Answer a = ..................................... [3]
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(b) Find an expression, in terms of r and r, for the perimeter of the sector.
Answer ..................................... cm [2]
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11 (a) OAB is a sector of a circle, centre O, radius 6 cm.
A
t = 25°. 6
AOB
O 25°
(i) Calculate the length of the arc AB. 6
B
Answer .................................... cm [2]
(ii) Calculate the area of the sector OAB.
Answer .................................. cm2 [2]
(b) The sector OAB from part (a) is the cross-section of a slice of cheese.
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O 6 A
The slice has a height of 5 cm. 25°
(i) Calculate the volume of this slice of cheese. ur 6
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Answer .................................. cm3 [1]
(ii) Calculate the total surface area of this slice of cheese.
Answer .................................. cm2 [3]
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12
40°
The angle of a sector of a circle, radius 6 cm, is 40°.
(i) The area of the sector is kπ cm2.
Find the value of k.
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Answer ............................................ [2]
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(ii) Find an expression, in terms of π, for the perimeter of the sector.
Give your answer in the form (a + bπ) centimetres.
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Answer ...................................... cm [2]
(iii) A geometrically similar sector has perimeter (72 + nπ) centimetres.
Find the value of n.
Answer ............................................ [1]
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13
10
x°
6
r
A hollow cone has a base radius 6 cm and slant height 10 cm.
The curved surface of the cone is cut, and opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle, with angle
x° and radius r cm.
(a) Write down the value of r.
Answer r = ....................................... [1]
(b) Calculate x.
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Answer x = ....................................... [2]
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14 P and Q are points on the circle centre O with radius 4 cm.
t = 130° .
POQ
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O
130°
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(i) Calculate the area of triangle POQ.
Answer ............................................ cm2 [2]
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(ii) Calculate the area of the major segment, shown unshaded in the diagram.
Answer ............................................ cm2 [3]
15
A 6
310°
O
B
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The diagram shows a sector AOB of a circle with centre O and radius 6 cm.
The angle of the sector is 310c.
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(a) Calculate the total perimeter of the sector.
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Answer .......................................... cm [3]
(b) Calculate the area of the sector.
Answer .........................................cm2 [2]
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O
20
25 A 150° D
B C
A
AD and BC are arcs of circles with centre O.
A is a point on OB, and D is a point on OC.
OA = 20 cm and AB = 25 cm.
AÔD = 150°.
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(a) Calculate the perimeter of the shaded shape ABCD.
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.............................. cm [3]
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(b) Calculate the area of the shaded shape ABCD.
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(c) The shape ABCD is used to make a lampshade by joining AB and DC.
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A,D r
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B,C
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Calculate the radius, r cm, of the circular top of the lampshade.
Answer ............................. cm [2]
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