Which one of the following gives the area of a sector of a circle of radius that…

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Problem

Which one of the following gives the area of a sector of a circle of radius

r

that subtends an angle

\theta

(in degrees) at the centre? (a)

\dfrac{\theta}{180}\,\pi r^{2}

(b)

\dfrac{\theta}{360}\,\pi r^{2}

(c)

\dfrac{\theta}{360}\,2\pi r

(d)

\dfrac{\theta}{2\pi}\,r^{2}