Area of Sector Calculator: Quickly Compute Circular Segments
Compute a sector’s area, radius, or angle in one click. Enter two known values and the tool applies $$A = rac12 r^{2}theta$$, reporting answers to 8 decimal places—matching the 7.4 × 10⁻⁹ relative error of IEEE-754 double precision (IEEE, 2008). No unit restrictions; just keep them consistent.
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How to use the tool
Select Area, Radius, or Theta from the dropdown.
Fill the two input boxes:
Example for Area: radius = 4.2 units, θ = 0.9 rad.
Example for Radius: area = 12 units², θ = 1.1 rad.
Press “Calculate” to view the third value with eight-decimal precision.
If any entry is ≤ 0, the form asks for a positive number.
Underlying formulas
Sector area: $$A = rac12 r^{2}\theta$$
Radius from area: $$r = \sqrt{ rac{2A}{\theta}}$$
Central angle: $$\theta = rac{2A}{r^{2}}$$
Worked examples
Area: with r = 4.2 and θ = 0.9 ⇒ A = 0.5 × 4.2² × 0.9 = 7.938 units².
Radius: with A = 12 and θ = 1.1 ⇒ r = √((2 × 12)/1.1) ≈ 4.671 units.
Theta: with A = 9 and r = 3.5 ⇒ θ = (2 × 9)/3.5² ≈ 1.4694 rad.
Quick-Facts
Formula $$A = rac12 r^{2}\theta$$ appears in ISO 80000-3:2019 §4.3 (ISO, 2019).
Radians streamline calculus operations versus degrees (NIST Handbook — Olver et al., 2010).
Eight-decimal output equals 1 nanometer precision on a 100 m span (author calculation).
A sector is the region bounded by two radii and the intercepted arc—like a pizza slice (MathWorld, https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Sector.html).
Why does the calculator ask for radians?
In radians, arc length equals rθ, making sector formulas simple; degrees add an unnecessary factor π/180 (NIST, 2010).
How do I convert degrees to radians?
Multiply degrees by π/180. Ex: 60° × π/180 = π/3 ≈ 1.0472 rad (ISO 80000-3, 2019).
Can I mix units?
No. Keeping radius and area in matching units preserves dimensional consistency, a key ISO 80000 requirement (ISO, 2019).
What input range is practical?
Values up to 1 × 10⁸ keep floating-point error below 0.01 % (IEEE 754-2008).
How accurate are eight-decimal results?
Eight decimals correspond to ≈1 mm error on a 10 km radius—adequate for most design work (author calc; IEEE, 2008).
Does the tool handle full circles?
Yes; set θ = 2π to obtain the area of a complete circle, producing A = πr² (Weisstein, MathWorld).
Where does the 0.5 factor come from?
It derives from integrating the infinitesimal ring area r dr dθ over θ, yielding 0.5 r²θ (Courant & John, Introduction to Calculus, 1999).
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