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DAY 133 – RADIAN MEASURE

AND PROPORTIONALITY TO RADIUS

INTRODUCTION

We are used to measuring angles using degrees a system which was developed by ancient

• Babylonians. However, there are a number of ways

in which we can measure angles. We will introduce radian measure of an angle which we can use instead of degrees. In this lesson, we will define the radian measure of the angle as the constant of proportionality.

VOCABULARY

Sector of a circle This is a part of a circle that is enclosed by an arc and the radii at the endpoints of the arc. Arc length This is the distance along the curved line

We have learned that all circles are similar since a translation followed by a dilation will always map two circles onto each other. However, two sectors of a circle may not be similar depending on the size of the angle between the radii of the sectors. Two sectors of circles are similar if the angles between their radii are equal.

Consider two sectors of a circle below The two sectors above are similar because the angles between their radii are equal. A translation to the right followed a dilation about point O with a scale factor of

𝑠 𝑆 will map the

sectors together. L and 𝑚 denote the arc lengths.

R R r r O 𝑃′ L 𝑚

A sector is a fraction of a circle. Sectors (a) and (b) are

90 360 = 1 4 of the circle.

Since the circumference of a circle is given by 𝐷 = 2𝜌𝑠, where C is the circumference of the circle and 𝑠 the radius, the arc length is given by, 𝑚 =

𝜄 360 × 2𝜌𝑠, where 𝑚 is the arc length and 𝜄 is the

angle between the radii.

Consider two similar sectors below. Since the sectors are similar,

𝑆 𝑠 = 𝑀 𝑚 , cross multiplying the characters we get,

𝑆𝑚 = 𝑀𝑠, dividing both sides by R𝑠 we get,

𝑚 𝑠 = 𝑀 𝑆

𝑠 𝑠 𝑃 𝑚 𝜄 𝑆 𝑆 𝑃 𝑀 𝜄

Thus for a given angle, the ratio of the arc length subtending the angle to the center of the circle is always constant. This constant, A, is called the radian measure. 𝑠𝑏𝑒𝑗𝑏𝑜 𝑛𝑓𝑏𝑡𝑣𝑠𝑓 =

𝐵𝑠𝑑 𝑚𝑓𝑜𝑕𝑢ℎ,𝑚 𝑆𝑏𝑒𝑗𝑣𝑡,𝑠 𝑚 𝑠 = 𝐵, 𝑀 𝑆 = 𝐵

The two equations above can be written as, 𝑚 = 𝐵𝑠, 𝑀 = 𝐵𝑆 since 𝐵 is a constant, we can write, 𝑚 ∝ 𝑠, 𝑀 ∝ 𝑆 Therefore, for a given angle, the arc length is directly proportional to the radius of the circle and the radian measure is the constant of proportionality.

Unit of radian measure The radian measure is a ratio of two quantities with same units: arc length and radius. The units will cancel out and therefore the radian measure has no units.

Example 2 A sector of a circle is enclosed by an arc of length 14 𝑗𝑜 and radii each of length 7 𝑗𝑜. If the angle between the radii is 𝜄.

a)

Calculate the radian measure of 𝜄.

b)

If a similar sector has an arc length of 20 𝑗𝑜, find its radius.

Solution a) radian measure =

arc length radius

=

14 𝑗𝑜 7 𝑗𝑜 = 2

b) the radian measure 2 is constant for all sectors with an arc subtending angle 𝜄 at the center. 2 =

20 𝑗𝑜 radius

radius =

20 𝑗𝑜 2

= 10 𝑗𝑜

𝜄 7 𝑗𝑜 14 𝑗𝑜

Example 2 A sector of a circle has a radius of 10 𝑗𝑜 and an angle

• f 60° between its radii. Find the length of its arc

hence find the radian measure of 60°. Leave your answer in terms of 𝜌. Solution Arc length, 𝑚 =

𝜄 360 × 2𝜌𝑠

=

60 360 × 2 × 𝜌 × 10 = 10𝜌 3

𝑗𝑜 radian measure =

Arc length,𝑚 Radius,𝑠

=

10𝜌 3

10

=

10𝜌 3

×

1 10 = 𝜌 3

HOMEWORK A sector of a circle has an arc length of 27 𝑗𝑜 and a radius of 9 𝑗𝑜. Find the radian measure of the angle subtended by its arc at the center. Find the arc length of another sector with the same central angle and a radius of 2 𝑗𝑜.

ANSWERS TO HOMEWORK

Radian measure = 3 Arc length = 6 𝑗𝑜

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