CHAPTER 5 A Central Angles, Arc Length, and （第五章中央角、弧长和）.pdf

CHAPTER 5 CHAPTER 5 A Central Angles, Arc Length, A and Sector Area You will need • a calculator c GOAL • a compass Identify central angles and determine arc length and sector area • a protractor formed by a central angle. Learn about the Math An angle whose vertex is the centre of a circle and whose sides pass through a pair of points on the circle is called a central angle. The following symbol, pronounced “theta”, is central angle used to represent a central angle: u . an angle whose vertex is the centre Each central angle forms an arc length between the points of a circle and whose sides pass that it passes through on the circle. through a pair of points on the circle The arc length of a circle can be found by first calculating what fraction of the circle is represented by the central angle. arc length Then you find the circumference of the circle. Finally, you find the length of a the fraction of that circumference. section of a circle’s