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Arcs and Sectors

[highlight] [ul] [li]A sector is a fraction of the area of a circle[/li] [li]an arc is a fraction of the circumference of a circle[/li] [/ul] [code]area = [pi]r[squared] [r = radius][/code] [code]circumference = [pi]d [d = diameter][/code] [/highlight] Area of a sector: [code] ([theta] [divide] 360) [multiply] [pi]r[squared] [where [theta] is the angle of the sector of the circle] [/code]