Question

Consider the following statements and state which of these is/are true.
1. Area of a circle can be derived by cutting the circle into a triangle.
2. Area of a circle can be derived by dividing the circle into sectors and rearranging the sectors to form a rectangle.

• A. 1
• B. 2
• C. Both 1 and 2
• D. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer 1

The correct option is C Both 1 and 2

As we have seen, we can either cut the circle and form a triangle, and the area of the triangle will give the area of the circle.


We have also seen that a circle can be divided into numerous sectors and those sectors can be rearranged to form a figure which is close in resemblance to a rectangle. Hence both the statements are true.