LearnACT MathGeometry and trigonometry

Circles and solids

Arcs, sectors and volume.

Lesson 2 of 3

ACT Math: Geometry and trigonometry

A sector is a pizza slice. Its area and arc are the same fraction of the whole circle as its angle is of 360.

Work through it

A sector with radius 6. Area?

Fraction.

Whole.

Result.

Circle equation: .

Center.

Radius.

A box : longest diagonal.

3-D Pythagorean.

Result.

Watch out for this

Reading from the circle equation.

The right side is .

The short version
An arc or sector is a fraction of the whole circle: the angle over 360. Volume is base area times height.

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