Circle - Segment and Sector
Circle - Segment and Sector: Overview
This topic explains concepts such as Segment of a Circle, Major Segment of a Circle, Minor Segment of a Circle, Sector of a Circle, etc.
Important Questions on Circle - Segment and Sector
A chord of a circle of radius makes a right angle at the centre of the circle. Find the difference between the areas of the major and minor segments of the circle. (use )

AB is a chord to a circle and PAT is the tangent to the circle at A. If and , C being a point on the circle then, is equal to-

What is the value of . If BC is the chord of the circle with centre O. A is a point on major arc BC as shown in the fig.

If a line segment joining two points subtends equal angles at two other points lying on the same side of the line containing the segment, the four points are con-cyclic (i.e., or the same circle)

The base radius of a cone made by rolling up a sector is , its slant height is.
What is the radius of the sector.

Consider the following to the question that follow:
A chord of length of a circle makes an angle at the centre of the circle.
What is the area of the major segment?

Consider the following to the question that follow:
A chord of length of a circle makes an angle at the centre of the circle.
What is the area of the minor segment?

Find the area of a sector (in cm2) of a circle with radius 6 cm if angle of the sector is 60°.

Area of major sector is smaller than that of a semicircle.




Area of minor sector is less than that of a semicircle.

Area of major sector is ___ than that of a semicircle.

Area of minor sector is ___ than that of a semicircle.

AB is a chord of a circle in minor segment with centre O. C is a point on the minor arc of the circle between the points A and B. the tangents to the circle at A and B meet at the point O. If , then what is the measure of

Find the area of the major segment of a circle if the area of the corresponding minor segment is and the radius is units. Use and write the answer in .

Angle formed in minor segment of a circle is obtuse

A sector is the area enclosed by two radii and an arc.

Segment of a circle is the region between an arc and _____ of the circle.
