Circles: some definitions and properties
For a circle of diameter d and radius r:
The circumference is πd or 2πr.
The area is πd2/4 or πr2.
An arc of a circle is part of the circumference.
A tangent to a circle is a straight line which meets the circle at one point only. A radius drawn from the point where a tangent meets a circle is at right angles to the tangent.
A sector of a circle is the area between an arc of the circle and two radii. The area of a sector is 1/2r2θ, where θ is the angle in radians between the radii.
A chord is a straight line joining two points on the circumference of a circle. When two chords intersect, the product of the parts of one chord is equal to the products of the parts of the other chord. In the following figure, AE×BE=CE×ED.
A segment of a circle is the area bounded by a chord and an arc. Angles in the same segment of a circle are equal: in the following figure, angle A =angle B.
Circles: areas and circumferences
Diameter | Area | Circumference | Diameter | Area | Circumference |
1 | 0.7854 | 3.142 | 51 | 2042.8 | 160.2 |
2 | 3.1416 | 6.283 | 52 | 2123.7 | 163.4 |
3 | 7.0686 | 9.425 | 53 | 2206.2 | 166.5 |
4 | 12.566 | 12.57 | 54 | 2290.2 | 169.6 |
5 | 19.635 | 15.71 | 55 | 2375.8 | 172.8 |
6 | 28.274 | 18.85 | 56 | 2463.0 | 175.9 |
7 | 38.485 | 21.99 | 57 | 2551.8 | 179.1 |
8 | 50.265 | 25.13 | 58 | 2642.1 | 182.2 |
9 | 63.617 | 28.27 | 59 | 2734.0 | 185.4 |
10 | 78.540 | 31.42 | 60 | 2827.4 | 188.4 |
11 | 95.033 | 34.56 | 61 | 2922.5 | 191.6 |
12 | 113.10 | 37.70 | 62 | 3019.1 | 194.8 |
13 | 132.73 | 40.84 | 63 | 3117.2 | 197.9 |
14 | 153.94 | 43.98 | 64 | 3217.0 | 201.1 |
15 | 176.71 | 47.12 | 65 | 3318.3 | 204.2 |
16 | 201.06 | 50.27 | 66 | 3421.2 | 207.3 |
17 | 226.98 | 53.41 | 67 | 3525.7 | 210.5 |
18 | 254.47 | 56.55 | 68 | 3631.7 | 213.6 |
19 | 283.53 | 59.69 | 69 | 3739.3 | 216.8 |
20 | 314.16 | 62.83 | 70 | 3848.5 | 219.9 |
21 | 346.36 | 65.97 | 71 | 3959.2 | 223.1 |
22 | 380.13 | 69.11 | 72 | 4071.5 | 226.2 |
23 | 415.48 | 72.26 | 73 | 4185.4 | 229.3 |
24 | 452.39 | 75.40 | 74 | 4300.8 | 232.5 |
25 | 490.87 | 78.54 | 75 | 4417.9 | 235.6 |
26 | 530.93 | 81.68 | 76 | 4536.5 | 238.8 |
27 | 572.56 | 84.82 | 77 | 4656.6 | 241.9 |
28 | 616.75 | 87.96 | 78 | 4778.4 | 245.0 |
29 | 660.52 | 91.11 | 79 | 4901.7 | 248.2 |
30 | 706.86 | 94.25 | 80 | 5026.5 | 251.3 |
31 | 754.77 | 97.39 | 81 | 5153.0 | 254.5 |
32 | 804.25 | 100.5 | 82 | 5381.0 | 257.6 |
33 | 855.30 | 103.7 | 83 | 5410.6 | 260.8 |
34 | 907.92 | 106.8 | 84 | 5541.8 | 263.9 |
35 | 962.11 | 110.0 | 85 | 5674.5 | 267.0 |
36 | 1017.9 | 113.1 | 86 | 5808.8 | 270.2 |
37 | 1075.2 | 116.2 | 87 | 5944.7 | 273.3 |
38 | 1134.1 | 119.4 | 88 | 6082.1 | 276.5 |
39 | 1194.6 | 122.5 | 89 | 6221.1 | 279.6 |
40 | 1256.6 | 125.7 | 90 | 6361.7 | 282.7 |
41 | 1320.3 | 128.8 | 91 | 6503.9 | 285.9 |
42 | 1385.4 | 131.9 | 92 | 6647.6 | 289.0 |
43 | 1452.2 | 135.1 | 93 | 6792.9 | 292.2 |
44 | 1520.5 | 138.2 | 94 | 6939.8 | 295.3 |
45 | 1590.4 | 141.4 | 95 | 7088.2 | 298.5 |
46 | 1661.9 | 144.5 | 96 | 7238.2 | 301.6 |
47 | 1734.9 | 147.7 | 97 | 7389.8 | 304.7 |
48 | 1809.6 | 150.8 | 98 | 7543.0 | 307.9 |
49 | 1885.7 | 153.9 | 99 | 7697.7 | 311.0 |
50 | 1963.5 | 157.1 |