Sectors of circles (Edexcel GCSE Maths): Quizzes

📚Quizzes
Sectors of circles
Sign up to keep practising.Create a free account to play more quizzes and track your progress.

Practise the questions

12 questions from this quiz

Show

What creates a sector of a circle?

Two radii from centre to edge

Which type of sector is the smaller portion of the circle?

Minor sector

What fraction of the whole circle does a sector with angle x° represent?

x360°\frac{x}{360°}

What is the formula for the area of a sector with angle x° and radius rr?

x360°×πr2\frac{x}{360°} \times \pi r^2

What is the arc of a sector?

The curved edge of the sector

What is the formula for arc length with angle x° and radius rr?

x360°×2πr\frac{x}{360°} \times 2\pi r

What does the perimeter of a sector include?

Arc length + two radii

Find the arc length of a sector with angle 60°60° and radius 99 cm (to 1 d.p.).

9.49.4 cm

A sector has angle 150°150° and radius 1313 cm. What is its perimeter (to 2 s.f.)?

6060 cm

A sector has area 6565 cm² and radius 1010 cm. Find the angle (to 1 d.p.).

74.5°74.5°

In what units must angles be when using sector formulas?

Degrees

What must you remember when calculating the perimeter of a sector?

Add both radii to arc length

Join 100,000+ GCSE students studying Quizzes with us.

Select your subjects, and get access to A+ resources today.