A chord of a circle of radius 15 cm subtends an angle of 60° at the centre. Find the areas of the corresponding minor and major segments of the circle. (Use π = 3.14 and √3 = 1.73)
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We know that, formula for the area of the sector of a circle
Area of the sector =
Area of the segment = Area of the sector - Area of the corresponding triangle
Length of the arc = 2r
Here, r = 15 cm, θ = 600
Area of minor segment APB = Area of sector OAPB - Area of ΔAOB
Area of major segment AQB = - Area of minor segment APB
(i)Area of the sector =
Area of the sector OABP=
= 60°/360° 3.14 15 15
= 117.75 cm2
In ΔAOB,OA = OB = r
∠OBA = ∠OAB (Angles opposite to the equal sides in a triangle are equal)
∠AOB ∠OBA ∠OAB = 1800
60° ∠OAB ∠OAB = 1800
2 ∠OAB = 1200
∠OAB = 600
Therefore, ΔAOB is an equilateral triangle because all its angles are equal.
⇒ AB = OA = OB = r
Area of ΔAOB = √3/4 (side)2
= √3/4 r2
= √3/4 (15 )2
= 1.73/4 225
= 97.3125 cm2
(i) Area of minor segment APB = Area of sector OAPB - Area of ΔAOB
= 117.75 - 97.3125
= 20.4375 cm2
(ii)Area of the major segment AQB = Area of the circle - Area of minor segment APB