21 August 2010

Circles formula

Diameter = 2 x radius of circle.

Circumference of Circle = PI x diameter = 2 PI x radius
where PI = PI = 3.141592...

Area of Circle:
area = PI r2


Length of a Circular Arc: (with central angle theta)
if the angle theta is in degrees, then length = theta
x (PI/180) x r
if the angle theta is in radians, then length = r
x theta

Area of Circle Sector: (with central angle theta)
if the angle theta is in degrees, then area = (theta/360)
x PI r2
if the angle theta is in radians, then area = ((theta/(2PI))
x PI r2

Equation of Circle: (Cartesian coordinates)
graph circle

for a circle with center (j, k) and ra

dius (r):

(x-j)^2 + (y-k)^2 = r^2

Equation of Circle: (polar coordinates)

for a circle with center (0, 0

): r(theta) = radius

for a circle with center with

polar coordinates: (c, alpha) and

radius a:
r2 - 2cr cos(theta - alpha) + c2 = a2

Equation of a Circle: (parametric coordinates)
for a circle with origin (j, k) and radius r:
x(t) = r cos(t) + j y(t) = r sin(t) + k

parametric unit circle




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