In the given figure, chord AB subtends an angle of 120∘ at the centre of the circle with radius 7 cm. Find (i) perimeter of major sector OACB, and (ii) area of the shaded segment, if area of Δ OAB = 21.2 cm2.
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Answer: (i) 3130≈43.33 cm (ii) ≈30.13 cm2
(i) Major sector angle =360∘−120∘=240∘
Arc ACB =360240×2×722×7=388 cm
Perimeter =7+7+388=3130≈43.33 cm
(ii) Area of minor sector OAB =360120×722×72=3154≈51.33 cm2
A chord of a circle, of radius 14 cm, subtends an angle of 60∘ at the centre. Find the area of the smaller sector and perimeter of the smaller segment.
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Answer: Area of sector =3308cm2 (≈ 102.67 cm2); perimeter of segment =386 cm (≈ 28.67 cm)
Area of smaller sector =360∘60∘×722×14×14=6616=3308cm2 ≈ 102.67 cm2
Arc length =360∘60∘×2×722×14=344 cm
The triangle formed by the two radii and the chord is equilateral (angle 60∘, two sides 14 cm), so chord = 14 cm.
Perimeter of smaller segment =344+14=386 cm ≈ 28.67 cm
The length of the hour hand of a clock is 10 cm. Find the area of the minor sector swept by the hour hand of the clock between 5 a.m. to 8 a.m. Also, find the area of the major sector.
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Answer: Minor sector =7550≈78.57 cm2; major sector =71650≈235.71 cm2
The hour hand turns 30∘ per hour; from 5 a.m. to 8 a.m. is 3 hours, so angle =90∘
A car has two wipers which do not overlap. Each wiper has a blade of length 21 cm sweeping through an angle of 120∘. Find the area cleaned at each sweep of the blades.
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Answer: 924 cm2
Each blade sweeps a sector of radius 21 cm and angle 120∘.
Area of one sector =360120×722×21×21=462 cm2
The wipers do not overlap, so total area =2×462=924 cm2
To warn ships for underwater rocks, a light house spreads a red coloured light over a sector of angle 80∘ to a distance of 16.5 km. Find the area of the sea over which the ships are warned. (Use π=3.14)
A chord of a circle of radius 10 cm subtends a right angle at the centre of the circle. Find the area of the corresponding (i) minor sector (ii) major sector. (Use π=3.14)
A horse is tied with a 14 m long rope at one corner of an equilateral triangular field having side 20 m. Find the area of the field where the horse cannot graze.
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Answer:(1003−3308) m2≈70.53 m2
Angle of an equilateral triangle =60∘, so the horse grazes a sector of radius 14 m and angle 60∘.
Area grazed =36060×722×14×14=3308≈102.67 m2.
Area of field =43×202=1003≈173.20 m2.
Area not grazed =173.20−102.67=70.53 m2 (approx.).
A sector is cut from a circle of radius 21 cm. The central angle of the sector is 150∘. Find the length of the arc of this sector and the area of the sector.
In the given figure, two concentric circles with centre O are shown. Radii of the circles are 2 cm and 5 cm respectively. Find the area of the shaded region.
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Answer: 11 cm2
The shaded region lies between the outer sector OAC and the inner sector OED, both with central angle 60∘.
A car has two wipers which do not overlap. Each wiper has a blade of length 21 cm sweeping through an angle of 120∘. Find the total area cleaned at each sweep of the two blades.
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Answer: 924 cm²
Area swept by one blade =360120×722×21×21=462 cm²
Reeti prepares a Rakhi for her brother Ronit. The Rakhi consists of a rectangle of length 8 cm and breadth 6 cm inscribed in a circle as shown in the figure. Find the area of the shaded region. (Use π=3.14)
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Answer: 30.5 cm²
The diagonal of the rectangle is a diameter: 82+62=10 cm, so r=5 cm.
A chord of a circle of radius 14 cm subtends an angle of 60∘ at the centre. Find the area of the corresponding minor segment of the circle. (Use π=3.14 and 3=1.73)
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Answer: About 17.80 cm²
Area of sector =36060×3.14×142=6615.44≈102.57 cm²
The triangle formed by the chord and the two radii is equilateral with side 14 cm.
In a circle of radius 21 cm, an arc subtends an angle of 60∘ at the centre. Find the area of the sector formed by the arc. Also, find the length of the arc.
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Answer: Area of sector = 231 cm2; length of arc = 22 cm