Area of an annulus
Area of an annulus.
- A sector uses the fraction
of the whole circle. - Arc length comes from circumference; sector area comes from circle area.
- Perimeter includes straight edges too. An annulus is outer-circle area minus inner-circle area.
Example 1
Find the shaded annulus area. Give an exact answer.
Example 2
Find the shaded annulus area. Give an exact answer.
Your turn
Question 1 Choose the formula for this shape. Substitute the labelled dimensions. Keep π exact when it appears.
Find the shaded annulus area. Give an exact answer.
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Question 2 Choose the formula for this shape. Substitute the labelled dimensions. Keep π exact when it appears.
Find the shaded annulus area. Give an exact answer.
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Question 3 Choose the formula for this shape. Substitute the labelled dimensions. Keep π exact when it appears.
Find the shaded annulus area. Give an exact answer.
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Question 4 Choose the formula for this shape. Substitute the labelled dimensions. Keep π exact when it appears.
Find the shaded annulus area. Give an exact answer.
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Question 5 Choose the formula for this shape. Substitute the labelled dimensions. Keep π exact when it appears.
Find the shaded annulus area. Give an exact answer.
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Find the shaded annulus area. Give an exact answer.
AnswerFind the shaded annulus area. Give an exact answer.
AnswerFind the shaded annulus area. Give an exact answer.
AnswerFind the shaded annulus area. Give an exact answer.
AnswerFind the shaded annulus area. Give an exact answer.
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