1. 9-2 Developing Formulas for Circles and Regular Polygons Warm Up
Lesson Presentation
Lesson Quiz
Holt Geometry

2. Warm Up Find the unknown side lengths in each special right triangle.
1. a 30°-60°-90° triangle with hypotenuse 2 ft
2. a 45°-45°-90° triangle with leg length 4 in.
3. a 30°-60°-90° triangle with longer leg length 3m

3. Objectives
Develop and apply the formulas for the area and circumference of a circle.
Develop and apply the formula for the area of a regular polygon.

4. Vocabulary circle center of a circle center of a regular polygon
apothem
central angle of a regular polygon

5. A circle is the locus of points in a plane that are a fixed distance from a point called the center of the circle. A circle is named by the symbol  and its center. A has radius r = AB and diameter d = CD.
The irrational number 
is defined as the ratio of
the circumference C to
the diameter d, or
Solving for C gives the formula
C = d. Also d = 2r, so C = 2r.

6. You can use the circumference of a circle to find its area
You can use the circumference of a circle to find its area. Divide the circle and rearrange the pieces to make a shape that resembles a parallelogram.
The base of the parallelogram is about half the circumference, or r, and the height is close to the radius r. So A   r · r =  r2.
The more pieces you divide the circle into, the more accurate the estimate will be.

8. Example 1A: Finding Measurements of Circles
Find the area of K in terms of .
A = r2
Area of a circle.
Divide the diameter by 2 to find the radius, 3.
A = (3)2
A = 9 in2
Simplify.

9. Example 1B: Finding Measurements of Circles
Find the radius of J if the circumference is (65x + 14) m.
C = 2r
Circumference of a circle
(65x + 14) = 2r
Substitute (65x + 14) for C.
r = (32.5x + 7) m
Divide both sides by 2.

10. Example 1C: Finding Measurements of Circles
Find the circumference of M if the area is
25 x2 ft2
Step 1 Use the given area to solve for r.
A = r2
Area of a circle
25x2 = r2
Substitute 25x2 for A.
25x2 = r2
Divide both sides by .
Take the square root of both sides.
5x = r

11. Example 1C Continued
Step 2 Use the value of r to find the circumference.
C = 2r
C = 2(5x)
Substitute 5x for r.
C = 10x ft
Simplify.

12. Check It Out! Example 1
Find the area of A in terms of  in which
C = (4x – 6) m.
A = r2
Area of a circle.
Divide the diameter by 2 to find the radius, 2x – 3.
A = (2x – 3)2 m
A = (4x2 – 12x + 9) m2
Simplify.

13. Always wait until the last step to round.
The  key gives the best possible approximation for  on your calculator.
Always wait until the last step to round.
Helpful Hint

14. Example 2: Cooking Application
A pizza-making kit contains three circular baking stones with diameters 24 cm, 36 cm, and 48 cm. Find the area of each stone. Round to the nearest tenth.
24 cm diameter
36 cm diameter
48 cm diameter
A = (12)2
A = (18)2
A = (24)2
≈ cm2
≈ cm2
≈ cm2

15. Check It Out! Example 2
A drum kit contains three drums with diameters of 10 in., 12 in., and 14 in. Find the circumference of each drum.
10 in. diameter in. diameter in. diameter
C = d
C = d
C = d
C = (10)
C = (12)
C = (14)
C = 31.4 in.
C = 37.7 in.
C = 44.0 in.

16. The center of a regular polygon is equidistant from the vertices
The center of a regular polygon is equidistant from the vertices. The apothem is the distance from the center to a side. A central angle of a regular polygon has its vertex at the center, and its sides pass through consecutive vertices. Each central angle measure of a regular n-gon is

17. Regular pentagon DEFGH has a center C, apothem BC, and central angle DCE.

18. To find the area of a regular n-gon with side length s and apothem a, divide it into n congruent isosceles triangles.
area of each triangle:
total area of the polygon:
The perimeter is P = ns.

20. The area of a sector is a fraction of the circle containing the sector
The area of a sector is a fraction of the circle containing the sector. To find the area of a sector whose central angle measures m°, multiply the area of the
circle by

22. Example 1A: Finding the Area of a Sector
Find the area of each sector. Give answers in terms of  and rounded to the nearest hundredth.
sector HGJ
Use formula for area of sector.
Substitute 12 for r and 131 for m.
= 52.4 m2  m2
Simplify.

23. Example 1B: Finding the Area of a Sector
Find the area of each sector. Give answers in terms of  and rounded to the nearest hundredth.
sector ABC
Use formula for area of sector.
Substitute 5 for r and 25 for m.
 1.74 ft2  5.45 ft2
Simplify.

24. Check It Out! Example 1a
Find the area of each sector. Give your answer in terms of  and rounded to the nearest hundredth.
sector ACB
Use formula for area of sector.
Substitute 1 for r and 90 for m.
= 0.25 m2  0.79 m2
Simplify.

25. Check It Out! Example 1b
Find the area of each sector. Give your answer in terms of  and rounded to the nearest hundredth.
sector JKL
Use formula for area of sector.
Substitute 16 for r and 36 for m.
= 25.6 in2  in2
Simplify.

26. Example 2: Automobile Application
A windshield wiper blade is 18 inches long. To the nearest square inch, what is the area covered by the blade as it rotates through an angle of 122°?
Use formula for area of sector.
r = 18 in.
 345 in2
Simplify.