ANGLES AND CIRCLES

Learning Objectives
1. illustrate the unit circle and the relationship between the
linear and angular
2. measures of a central angle in a unit circle
3. convert degree measure to radian measure, and vice versa
4. illustrate angles in standard position and coterminal
angles
 More Circles and Angles

Standard position
Angle measurement
(+) if initial side turned ↺
(–) if initial side turned ↻
 Shown here are angles in standard position

3
1. revolution
4

1
2. − revolution
6

3. 2 revolutions
 The measures in degree of the angles are
calculated as follows:

3 360o
1. rev × = 𝟐𝟕𝟎𝐨
4 1 rev

1 360o
2. − rev × = −𝟔𝟎°
6 1 rev

360o
3. 2rev × = 𝟕𝟐𝟎𝐨
1 rev
Sketch the given angle in standard position with the
given measure

1. – 120o
1rev 120 𝟏
−120° × = − rev = − 𝐫𝐞𝐯
360o 360 𝟑

2. 990o
990o = 2(360o) + 270o
1rev 270 𝟑
270° × = rev = 𝐫𝐞𝐯
360° 360 𝟒
 Sketch the angle in standard position

7π
1. rad
4
7π 1rev 7π 𝟕
rad × = rev = 𝐫𝐞𝐯
4 2πrad 8π 𝟖

10π
2. − rad
3
10π 4π
− rad = 2π − rad
3 3
4π 1rev 𝟐
− rad × = − 𝐫𝐞𝐯
3 2πrad 𝟑
 Length of an Arc of a Circle
The length s of an arc of a circle of radius r
subtending a central angle of measure θ rad is:

1. The length of an arc of a circle of radius 16m subtending a

central angle of measure rad is = 12π meters.
2. The measure, in degrees, of the angle subtended by an arc
of length 20π inches in a circle of radius 5 feet is:
 Area of a Sector of a Circle
The area A of a sector of a circle of radius r
subtending a central angle of measure θ rad is:
𝟏 𝟐
𝐀 = 𝛉𝐫
𝟐

The area of a sector of a circle of radius 16m that

3π
subtends a central angle of measure rad is:
4
1 3𝜋
(16)2 = 𝟗𝟔𝛑 𝐦𝟐
2 4