In the figure below, the length of \overline{PB} is 15 units.

What is the exact length of \stackrel{\LARGE{\frown}}{AB} on circle P
What is the exact length of \stackrel{\LARGE{\frown}}{AB} on circle P
Step 1: Find the circumference of the circle
NOTE: Circumference of the circle = 2 \pi r
EXAMPLE: Circumference = 2 \pi r
= 2 \pi(15)
= 30 \pi
Step 2: Identify the type of the triangle
NOTE: The triangle are congruent because they are radii of the same circle.
So, \triangle APB is isosceles, and the
angles opposite the congruent sides are congruent to each other.
EXAMPLE: \angle A = \angle B
Step 3: Add the interior angles of a triangle up to 180\degree, to find the unknown angle.
\angle A + \angle B + \angle P = 180\degree
38\degree + 38\degree + \angle P = 180\degree
\angle P = 104\degree
Step 4: Calculate the arc length.
Arc length:
Step 1: Note down the given values
Step 2: Set up the formula for arc length.
NOTE: The formula is arc length= 2 \pi (r)(\frac{\theta }{360}) ,
where {\displaystyle r} equals the radius of the circle and {\displaystyle \theta } equals the measurement of the arc’s central angle, in degrees.
or
Arc length = r * \theta
Step 3: Plug the length of the circle’s radius into the formula.
Step 4: Plug the value of the arc’s central angle into the formula.
Step 5: Simplify the equation to find the arc length
NOTE: Use multiplication and division to simplify the equation.
Area of the circle.
Step 1: Identify the known or given information.
Step 2: Set up a formula for the sector area
NOTE: A ratio will need to be constructed. Recall that a circle is composed
of 360 degrees. Therefore, the following ratio can be made,
\frac{\theta}{360} = \frac{\text{sector area} (A_C)}{\text{Total area} (A_T)}
Sector area = \frac{\theta}{360} * \pi r^2 (since area = \pi r^2)
where, \theta = Central angle.
Step 3: Plug the sector’s central angle measurement into the formula.
Step 4: Plug the sector’s radius measurement into the formula.
Step 5: Solve for the area:
EXAMPLE: Sector area = \frac{\theta}{360} * \pi r^2 (since area = \pi r^2)
Sector area = \frac{60}{360}*\left(3.14\right)\left(5\right)^2
Sector area = 13.09 cm^2
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