Area of sector calculator
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Area of sector calculator
Sure! Here are the steps to find the area of a sector using a calculator:
- Measure the radius of the circle.
- Measure the angle of the sector in degrees.
- Use the following formula to calculate the area of the sector:Area = (angle / 360) x π x radius^2
where π (pi) is a constant equal to approximately 3.14159.
- Input the values of the radius and angle into the calculator.
- Multiply the result by π and then divide by 360.
- The result will be the area of the sector in square units.
Here’s an example: if the radius of the circle is 5 cm and the angle of the sector is 60 degrees, the formula would be:
Area = (60 / 360) x π x 5^2
Using a calculator, we get:
Area = (0.1666667) x π x 25 Area = 4.145 radians (rounded to 3 decimal places)
So the area of the sector is approximately 4.145 square cm.