A circle has circumference cm. What is the area of a sector of this circle with angle ?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: A.

  1. Step 1: , so cm and the circle has area .
  2. Step 2: The sector is of the circle.
  3. Step 3: Area .
Answer
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Why not the others: : is the area of the whole circle. : takes of the circle, doubling the angle. : uses the arc length as the area.

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