The area of a sector of a circle of radius \(r\) with central angle \(\theta\) is
A. \(\frac{\theta}{360} \times 2\pi r\)
B. \(\frac{\theta}{180} \times \pi r^2\)
C. \(\frac{\theta}{360} \times \pi r^2\)
D. \(\theta \times \pi r^2\)
A. \(\frac{\theta}{360} \times 2\pi r\)
B. \(\frac{\theta}{180} \times \pi r^2\)
C. \(\frac{\theta}{360} \times \pi r^2\)
D. \(\theta \times \pi r^2\)
Best answer
Answer: C. \(\frac{\theta}{360} \times \pi r^2\)
A sector is \(\frac{\theta}{360}\) of the whole circle, so its area is \(\frac{\theta}{360} \times \pi r^2\).
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