It is simply greater than 180 degrees but less than 360 degrees
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 major arc of a circle that has the same starting and ending point is referred to as a "semicircle" if it encompasses half the circle. However, if it extends beyond that, it can simply be described as a "major arc" of the circle. In essence, the key characteristic is that it covers more than 180 degrees of the circle's circumference.
A whole circle is 360 deg so the major arc is 360-120 = 240 degrees.
You Look at the angle the problem gives you
Major arc is the longer of two arcs.
Yes
the fraction of the circle covered by the arc
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.
Use the information you have to find it. -- divide the length of the arc by the total circumference of the circle, or -- divide the central angle of the arc by 360 degrees (a full circle)
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 circle subtends 360° . Therefore. if the angle subtended at the centre of a circle by an arc is greater than 180° then this is the major arc. By comparison, the minor arc will subtend an angle less than 180°
It depends on what measure related to the arc you want to find!
To find the arc length, you also need to know the radius (or diameter) of the arc. The arc length is then found by finding the circumference of the full circle (2xPIxradius) and then dividing by 4 to find just one quarter of the circle (90 degrees).
A whole circle is 360 deg so the major arc is 360-120 = 240 degrees.
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