Question

Find the area of the sector with a central angle of 120° and a radius of 8 inches. Leave in terms of π

Answer 1

D)

64

3

π in2

Explanation:

The formula for the area of a sector is

n

360

πr2 where n is the measure of the central angle. A =

120

360

π(82) =

1

3

π(82) =

64

3

π in2.

Answer 2

centralangle/360 times area of circle=sector area


120/360 times pi8²=
(1/3)(64pi)=64pi/3 square inches