Question 14 Marks
A chord PQ of a circle with radius 15 cm subtends an angle of 60° with the centre of the circle. Find the area of the minor as well as the major segment. (π = 3.14)
Answer
Radius of circle, $r=15 cm$
Central angle, $\theta=60^{\circ}$
Since the angle subtended at centre is $60^{\circ}$
And by the property, if two sides of a triangle are equal then their corresponding angles are also equal.
$\Rightarrow \angle OQP =\angle OPQ$
As the sum of all internal angles of a triangle is equal to $180^{\circ}$
$\Rightarrow \angle OQP =\angle OPQ =60^{\circ}$
$\Rightarrow \triangle O P Q$ is an equilateral triangle.
Area of equilateral triangle $\triangle OPQ , A _{ T }=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}( OP )^2$
$\Rightarrow A_T=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4} \times 15^2$
$A_T=97.32 sq . cm$
Area of minor segment, $A_R($ PRQ $)=\frac{\theta}{360} \times \pi r^2-A_T$
$\Rightarrow A_R=\left(\frac{60}{360} \times 3.14 \times 15^2\right)-97.32$
$\Rightarrow A_R=117.75-97.32$
$\Rightarrow A_R=20.43 sq . cm$
Now,
Area of major segment, $A_S(P S Q)=\pi r^2-A_R$
$\Rightarrow A_S=\left(3.14 \times 15^2\right)-20.43$
$\Rightarrow A_S=706.5-20.43 \\
$\Rightarrow A_S=686.07 sq . cm
$\therefore$ The area of minor segment and major segment is 20.43 sq.cm and 686.07 sq.cm respectively
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Radius of circle, $r=15 cm$
Central angle, $\theta=60^{\circ}$
Since the angle subtended at centre is $60^{\circ}$
And by the property, if two sides of a triangle are equal then their corresponding angles are also equal.
$\Rightarrow \angle OQP =\angle OPQ$
As the sum of all internal angles of a triangle is equal to $180^{\circ}$
$\Rightarrow \angle OQP =\angle OPQ =60^{\circ}$
$\Rightarrow \triangle O P Q$ is an equilateral triangle.
Area of equilateral triangle $\triangle OPQ , A _{ T }=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}( OP )^2$
$\Rightarrow A_T=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4} \times 15^2$
$A_T=97.32 sq . cm$
Area of minor segment, $A_R($ PRQ $)=\frac{\theta}{360} \times \pi r^2-A_T$
$\Rightarrow A_R=\left(\frac{60}{360} \times 3.14 \times 15^2\right)-97.32$
$\Rightarrow A_R=117.75-97.32$
$\Rightarrow A_R=20.43 sq . cm$
Now,
Area of major segment, $A_S(P S Q)=\pi r^2-A_R$
$\Rightarrow A_S=\left(3.14 \times 15^2\right)-20.43$
$\Rightarrow A_S=706.5-20.43 \\
$\Rightarrow A_S=686.07 sq . cm
$\therefore$ The area of minor segment and major segment is 20.43 sq.cm and 686.07 sq.cm respectively












