Question

P and Q are two points on a circle with Centre O both lying on the same side of a given diameter and a point X of the circle lies in the exterior of angle POQ then the part PXQ of the circle is a________.

Answer 1

A circular sector or circle sector , is the portion of a disk enclosed by two radii and an arc, where the smaller area is known as the minor sector and the larger being the major sector.

Here the part PXQ is known as major sector.