Areas Related to Circles Class 10 Notes: Chapter 12

According to the CBSE Syllabus 2023-24, this chapter has been renumbered as Chapter 11.

CBSE Class 10 Maths Areas Related To Circles Notes:-Download PDF Here

Get the complete notes on an area related to circles for class 10 is provided here. The concepts related to circles, such as area, circumference, segment, sector, angle and length of a circle, and area for the sector of a circle, are provided here. Also, the visualization of some plane and solid figure areas is discussed here.

Students can refer to the short notes and MCQ questions along with separate solution pdf of this chapter for quick revision from the links below:

  • Areas related to circles Short Notes
  • Areas related to circles MCQ Practice Questions
  • Areas related to circles MCQ Practice Solutions
  • Introduction to Areas Related to Circles

    In the chapter “Areas Related to Circles” for Class 10, we will learn to find the areas of circles, areas of segments and sectors of circles, circumference, length of the arc of a sector, etc. A circle is a two-dimensional figure. It is a curved shape that has all its points at an equal distance from the center. Let us learn now how to find areas related to the circle in this article.

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    Area of a Circle

    ”Area
    The area of a circle is πr2, where π=22/7 or ≈ 3.14 (can be used interchangeably for problem-solving purposes) and r is the radius of the circle.
    π is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter.
    Example: Find the area of a circle with radius = 7cm.
    Solution: Given, radius of circle = 7cm
    By the formula we know;
    Area of circle = πr2
    = π(7)2
    = (22/7) (7)2
    = 154 sq.cm.

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    Circumference of a Circle

    The circumference of a circle is the distance covered by going around its boundary once.
    ”Circumference
    The perimeter of a circle has a special name: Circumference, which is π times the diameter which is given by the formula;
    Circumference of a circle = 2πr.

    Example: The circumference of a circle whose radius is 21cm is given by;
    C = 2πr
    = 2 (22/7) (21)
    = 132 cm

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    Segment of a Circle

    A circular segment is a region of a circle that is “cut off” from the rest of the circle by a secant or a chord.
    ”Segment

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    Sector of a Circle

    A circle sector/ sector of a circle is defined as the region of a circle enclosed by an arc and two radii. The smaller area is called the minor sector, and the larger area is called the major sector.
    ”Sector

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    Angle of a Sector

    The angle of a sector is the angle that is enclosed between the two radii of the sector.

    Area of a Sector of a Circle

    The area of a sector is given by

    (θ/360°)×πr2

    where θ is the angle of this sector(minor sector in the following case) and r is its radius

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    Area of a sector

    Example: Suppose the sector of a circle is 45° and radius is 4 cm, then the area of the sector will be:
    Area = (θ/360°) × πr2

    = (45°/360°) × (22/7) × 4 × 4

    = 44/7 sq. cm
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    Length of an Arc of a Sector

    ”Length
    The length of the arc of a sector can be found by using the expression for the circumference of a circle and the angle of the sector, using the following formula:

    L= (θ/360°)×2πr

    Where θ is the angle of sector and r is the radius of the circle.

    Area of a Triangle

    The area of a triangle is,
    Area=(1/2)×base×height
    If the triangle is an equilateral then,
    Area=(√3/4)×a2  where “a” is the side length of the triangle.

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    Area of a Segment of a Circle

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    Area of segment APB (highlighted in yellow)
    = (Area of sector OAPB) – (Area of triangle AOB)

    =[(∅/360°)×πr2] – [(1/2)×AB×OM]

    [To find the area of triangle AOB, use trigonometric ratios to find OM (height) and AB (base)]

    Also, the area of segment APB can be calculated directly if the angle of the sector is known using the following formula.

     =[(θ/360°)×πr2] – [r2×sin θ/2 × cosθ/2]

    Where θ is the angle of the sector and r is the radius of the circle.

    Formulas List

    All these formulas are tabulated as given below for quick revision.

    Parameters of Circles

    Formulas

    Area of the sector of angle θ

    (θ/360°) × πr2

    Length of an arc of a sector of angle θ

    (θ/360°) × 2πr

    Area of major sector 

    πr2 – (θ/360°) × πr2

    Area of a segment of a circle

    Area of the corresponding sector – Area of the corresponding triangle

    Area of the major segment

    πr2 – Area of segment (minor segment)

    Visualizations

    Areas of Different Plane Figures

    –    Area of a square (side l) =l2
    –    Area of a rectangle =l×b, where l and b are the length and breadth of the rectangle
    –    Area of a parallelogram =b×h, where “b” is the base and “h” is the perpendicular height.

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    parallelogram

    Area of a trapezium =[(a+b)×h]/2,

    where

    a & b are the length of the parallel sides

    h is the trapezium height

    Area of a rhombus =pq/2, where p & q are the diagonals.

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    Areas of Combination of Plane figures

    For example: Find the area of the shaded part in the following figure: Given the ABCD is a square of side 28 cm and has four equal circles enclosed within.

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    Area of the shaded region

    Looking at the figure we can visualize that the required shaded area = A(square ABCD)  4 ×A(Circle).

    Also, the diameter of each circle is 14 cm.
    =(l2)4×(πr2)
    =(282)[4×(π×49)]
    =784[4×22/7×49]
    =784616
    =168cm2

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    Practice Questions

    1. Find the area of the sector of a circle with a radius of 4 cm and of angle 30°. Also, find the area of the corresponding major sector (Use π = 3.14).
    2. A chord of a circle of radius 15 cm subtends an angle of 60° at the centre. Find the areas of the corresponding minor and major segments of the circle. (Use π = 3.14 and 3 = 1.73)
    3. To warn ships of underwater rocks, a lighthouse spreads a red-coloured light over a sector of angle 80° to a distance of 16.5 km. Find the area of the sea over which the ships are warned. (Use π = 3.14)

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      but by reading this i feel its easy !!

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