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Geometry

Sector & segment

A pizza slice — and the bit you cut off with a straight chord.

Two ways to cut a circle.

Stretch the radius
r
radius
3.5
diameter
7.0
circumference
21.99
area
38.48

sector area ≈ 11.76

Two cuts

  • Sector — the pizza slice between two radii and an arc.
  • Segment — the region between a chord and the arc it cuts off.
Sector area