WAJA 2009

ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS
FORM FOUR

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Chapter 8: Circular Measure

Activity
Test yourself: How much do you know?
Match the diagrams on the left to the appropriate term on the right.
(O is the centre of the circle)

minor sector

minor arc

major sector

chord
angle subtended by
arc at the centre of a
circle

major arc

segment

tangent

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Chapter 8: Circular Measure

Learning Objective:
8.1 Understand the concept of radian
Learning Outcomes:
8.1.1 Convert the measurements in radians to degrees and vice versa.
A. Understanding the concept of Radian
Observe the following diagram.
A'

r
r

unit

1 radian
Circle with centre O and radius r unit.

OA is rotated about O such that the

length of arc AA is equal to the radius
of the circle.

Hence, fill in the blanks with the correct words given.

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radian

arc

radius

centre

AOA is an angle subtended at the . of the circle by an equal in

length to the of the circle.
The measure of this angle is defined as one ..
Radian is just a new unit introduced to describe the magnitude of an angle!
Measure the angle AOA with a protractor.
1 rad. = . (round to the nearest degree.)
1. Find the angle subtended by arc in radian.

(a)

Diagram

Radius

Length of
arc

Angle subtended at
the centre,
(in radian)

rad

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Chapter 8: Circular Measure

Diagram

Length of
arc

1.5 r

Angle subtended at
the centre,
(in radian)

r
O

(b).

Radius

A
1.5 r

1.5

(c)

rad

2r
r
r

2r
rad

(c)

3r

3r
rad

(d)
180

r
180 =

rad

(answer in term of )
(e)

r
4

6r

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Chapter 8: Circular Measure

Diagram

Radius

Length of
arc

Angle subtended at
the centre,
(in radian)

6r

rad

(f).

OA makes one complete revolution, i.e

OA has moved through an angle of
360
2 r

2 r

(g)

(answer in term of )

360 =

rad

If r = 1.6 cm and s = 4 cm.

4 cm

r = 2 cm

2 cm

(h)

4 cm

r cm

rad

If r = 2.0 cm and s =3.5 cm.

3.5 cm
r = 2 cm
2 cm

Conclusion: 5

3.5 cm

r cm

rad

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Chapter 8: Circular Measure

I. In general, the measure of angle (in radian) subtended by arc of length s and radius r is
given by
s

(in rad) =

II From question 1(d) and 1(f) above, relationship between measure of angle in degree and
radian is given by
2 rad =
rad =

1 rad

180

180

rad .. rad (4 s.f.)

2. Convert the following angles from degrees to radians. (Give your answers in terms of ).
(a) 15

(b) 30

Solution:
1

180

=> 15 = 15
=

12

(c) 90

Solution:
1

rad

180

rad

rad

180

Solution:
1

rad

=> 30 = 30

rad

rad

180

=> 90 = 90
=

rad
rad
rad

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Chapter 8: Circular Measure

(d) 45

(e) 315

(f) 300

3. Convert the following angles from radians to degrees. (Give your answers correct to two
decimal places where necessary)
(a) 0.5 rad

(b)

Solution:
1 rad

180

=> 0.5 rad = 0.5

2
3

rad

Solution:
1 rad

180

= 28.65

2
=>
3
180

(c)

2
rad =
3

(d) 4.562 rad

(e)

rad

Solution:

180

5
6

1 rad

5
=>
6

180

rad =

5
6

= 120
(f) (2 1.5) rad

rad

4. Convert the following angles from degrees to radians. Give your answers correct to 4
significant figures:
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Chapter 8: Circular Measure

(a) 20

(b) 50

Solution:
1

Solution:

180

=> 20 = 20

(c) 100

rad

180

rad

180

Solution:
1

rad

=> 50 = 50

180

rad

rad

=> 100 = 100

rad

rad

= 0.3491 rad
=

(d) 230

(e) 70.4

rad

(f) 30830
[Remember 1 = 60]

5. A table of radians and degrees for some special angles is shown below. Complete the
blanks.
Angles in
degrees
Angles in
radians

30

60

90

180

3
2

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Chapter 8: Circular Measure

Learning Objective:
8.2 Understand and use the concept of length of arc of a circle to solve problems.
Learning Outcomes:
8.2.1 (a) Determine length of arc
B
r
O

Figure shows a sector OAB, with centre O,

radius r, arc length AB = s cm and angle AOB
= radians.

s
Based on the definition the radian, i.e. , derive a formula for finding the length of the
r
arc.

Calculate the length of arc AB for each of the following circles or sectors.
Diagram
1.

radius
r

(in rad)

Arc length
s

s
7 cm
B

2.73 rad
O 7 cm

4.412
rad
O
5 cm

= 19.11 cm

9
B

s = r
= 7 2.73

2.
s

2.73 rad

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Chapter 8: Circular Measure

Diagram
3.

radius
r

(in rad)

1.95 rad
8 cm

O
4.

B
s

1.45 rad
18 cm

5.

10 cm
s

1 rad

B
6.
26
=

s
26

rad

18 cm

7.
Major arc AB

360.

=.
100
B

9.5 cm

= ..rad
O

10

Arc length
s

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Chapter 8: Circular Measure

Learning Objective:
8.3 Understand and use the concept of area of a sector of a circle to solve problems.
Learning Outcomes:
8.3.1(a) Determine the area of a sector
Consider a circle of center O and radius 1.36 cm. OB is rotated to form a sector BOB.
B'

B'

60
r

120

240

180

B'

B'

Angle subtended
by arc BB
Area of
sector/cm2

60

120

180

240

300

0.97

1.94

2.91

3.87

4.84

Area of sector/ cm2

5

50

100

150

200

250

300

angle/

Observe the above diagram. What happen to the area of sector as the angle increases?

The area of sector is . to the angle subtended at the centre of

the circle.

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Chapter 8: Circular Measure

Area of sector BOB' Angle subtended by arc BB' in radian

Area of circle
Angle subtended by circle in radian

Let area of sector BOB be A. Derive the formula for area of sector, A in term of r and
based on the above relationship.

ICT: Open Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show in WAJA CD to view a pictorial representation
of the formula of area of a sector.
Q

1. The diagram shows a circle with centre O and diameter PR.

Given that PR=20 cm, and POQ = 1.2 rad. Find
(a) the area of minor sector POQ
(b) the area of minor sector QOR

1.2
rad.

(a)

R
1 2
r
2
1
(10) 2 (1.2)
2
= 60 cm2

r= PR
rad.
= (20)
= 10 cm

= 1.2

(b)
r=

2. Calculate the area of sectors for each of the following diagram.

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Chapter 8: Circular Measure

Diagram

radius
r

(in rad)

(a)
5.5 cm
0.62
rad

(b) Major sector ABC

3.3 rad
B
5 cm
C

(c) Sector JOK

K

0.82 rad

O
Convert
angle to
radian.

(d)

136

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Area of sector
A

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Chapter 8: Circular Measure

Diagram

radius
r

(e) Major sector HOG

O.

G.
1.8 rad.

H.

14

(in rad)

Area of sector
A

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Chapter 8: Circular Measure

Activity
A
r

O
For a sector OAB, with centre O, radius r, arc length AB=s cm and AOB= radians, find
the missing values in the table below:
[ use formula s=r and A
r cm

radians

(a)

1.25

(b)

(d)

0.8

(e)

1.2

(f)

s cm

(g)

9.6
60
64
6

5.5

(c) s = r
14 = r
r=
= 26.74 cm

Area of sector
=
= 187.17 cm2

14

(h)

Area of sector /
cm2

(c)

1 2
r ]
2

27
30.25

Arc length, s = r =5.5 2 = 11 cm

(h)

= 2 rad.

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