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SAI International School
CLASS - X
Mathematics
CHAPTER-12: Area related fo circles-2 Lesson Notes-2
SUBTOPIC : Area Of Sector , Length of an arc.
Sector- The part of the circular region enclosed by two radii and the corresponding arc
of the circle, by joining the centre to the endpoints of the arc is called a Sector.
It is a portion of the circle formed by a portion of the circumference (arc) and radii of
the circle at both endpoints of the arc. The shape of a sector of a circle can be
compared with a slice of pizza or a pie.
The sector is basically a portion of a circle which could be defined based on these three
points mentioned below:
A circular sector is the portion of a disk enclosed by two radii and an arc.
A sector divides the circle into two regions namely Major and Minor Sector.
The smaller area is known as the Minor Sector whereas the region having
Greater area is known as Major Sector.
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