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Circle slice

A sector is a slice of a circle

sector angle = theta
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rrthetaarcSector factsslice = angle fraction of circleA = (theta / 360) pi r2A = 1/2 r2 thetaperimeter = r + arc + rarc = r thetaP = 2r + r thetatheta = arc / r1 radian when arc = rfull turn = 2 pi radiansarc = r thetatheta in radians

A sector is made by two radii and the arc between them. It is like a pizza slice from the circle.