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The area of a sector of a circle of radius 21 cm cut off by arc 22 cm - CBSE Class 10 Sample Paper for 2026 Boards - Maths Standard

part 2 - Question 13 - CBSE Class 10 Sample Paper for 2026 Boards - Maths Standard - Solutions of Sample Papers for Class 10 Boards - Class 10

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Question 13 The area (in cm^2) of a sector of a circle of radius 21 cm cut off by an arc of length 22 cm is (A) 441 (B) 321 (C) 231 (D) 221Let the arc subtend an angle šœƒ at the center Now, Length of Arc APB = šœƒ/360 Ɨ (2šœ‹š‘Ÿ) 22 = šœ½/(šŸ‘šŸ”šŸŽĀ°) Ɨ šŸ Ɨ šŸšŸ/šŸ• Ɨ šŸšŸ 22 = šœƒ/(360°) Ɨ 2 Ɨ 22 Ɨ 3 22 Ɨ 360° Ɨ 1/(2 Ɨ 22 Ɨ 3)=šœƒ (šŸ‘šŸ”šŸŽĀ° )/(šŸ Ɨ šŸšŸ Ɨ šŸ‘) = šœƒ 60° = šœƒ šœƒ = 60° Now, Area of required sector = šœƒ/360Ć—šœ‹š‘Ÿ2 = šŸ”šŸŽ/šŸ‘šŸ”šŸŽ Ɨ šŸšŸ/šŸ• Ɨ šŸšŸ Ɨ šŸšŸ = 1/6 Ɨ 22/7 Ɨ 21 Ɨ 21 = 1/6 Ɨ 22 Ɨ 3 Ɨ 21 = 231 cm2 So, the correct answer is (c)

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