It is simply greater than 180 degrees but less than 360 degrees
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You Look at the angle the problem gives you
If you have the arc length:where:L is the arc length.R is the radius of the circle of which the sector is part.
If it is a sector of a circle then the arc is the curved part of the circle which forms a boundary of the sector.
A whole circle is 360 deg so the major arc is 360-120 = 240 degrees.
No. Given two points on a circle, the minor arc is the shortest arc linking them. The major arc is the longest.