Area of a Segment and a Sector A segment is a part of a circle bounded by a
chord and its arc, as shown in figure 1-13. The
formula for its area is
where r = the radius and n = the central angle
in degrees.
Figure 1-13.-Segment and sector of a circle,
A sector is a part of a circle bounded by two
radii and their intercepted arc. The formula for
its area is
where r and n have the same designation as above.
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