Segments • $PQ$ is a line segment joining two points on the circumference. It is called a chord. •

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Segments • $PQ$ is a line segment joining two points on the circumference. It is called a chord. • Arc $PXQ$ is called the minor arc while arc $PYQ$ is called the major arc. • $PQ$ divides the circle into two areas. • The area enclosed by minor arc $PXQ$ and chord $PQ$ is called minor segment. • The area enclosed by major arc $PYQ$ and chord $PQ$ is called major segment. Sectors • $OP$ and $OQ$ are radii of the circle. • The area enclosed by radii $OP$ and $OQ$ and minor arc $PXQ$ is called the minor sector of the circle. • The area enclosed by radii $OP$ and $OQ$ and major arc $PYQ$ is called the major sector of the circle.

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The minor and major segments are the regions bounded by chord $PQ$ and arcs $PXQ$ and $PYQ$, respectively. The corresponding sectors are bounded by radii $OP$, $OQ$, and those arcs. An arc alone is not a segment or sector.

Segments and Sectors

Segments and Sectors

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