BITSAT2015MathematicsCircleActual
Area of the circle in which a chord of length 2 makes an angle / 2 at the centre, is
Options
- A/ 2 sq units
- B2 sq units
- Csq units
- D/ 4 sq units
Correct answer
C. sq units
Step-by-step solution
Let AB be the chord of length 2 . Let O be the centre of the circle and let O C be the perpendicular from O on AB . Then , AC = BC = 2 2 = 1 2 In OBC , we have aligned OB &= BC cosec 45^ &= 1 2 2 =1 aligned Area of the circle = ( OB )²= sq units