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