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Measure
Another way to measure angles is using what is called
radians.
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si ina
rm
te arc length is
r r also r
r initial side
This angle measures
radius of circle is r 1 radian
Arc length s of a circle is found with the following
formula: IMPORTANT: ANGLE
s = r MEASURE MUST BE IN
RADIANS TO USE FORMULA!
30° 2 radians
The fraction can be
reduced by 2. This
360 would be a simpler
180° conversion fraction.
Can leave with or use button
= radians 0.52
6 on your calculator for decimal.
Convert /3 radians to degrees using a conversion fraction.
180
radians = 60°
3 radians
Here are the angles in degrees and their corresponding
radians. You should become familiar with both
Area of a Sector of a Circle
The formula for the area of a
sector of a circle (shown in
r red here) is derived in your
textbook. It is:
Again must be in RADIANS 1 2
so if it is in degrees you must A r
convert to radians to use the 2
formula.
Find the area of the sector if the radius is 3 feet and = 50°
radians 1 2
50 = 0.873 radians A 3 0.873
180 2
3.93 sq ft
A Sense of Angle Sizes
See if you can guess
45
the size of these
angles first in degrees 60
4 and then in radians. 3
2
30
120 180
3
6
5
90 150 3
6 135
2 4