IGCSE Maths / Circles, cylinders, cones and spheres

Reverse sector problems

Edexcel International GCSE Maths (4MA1), chapter 12: Circles, cylinders, cones and spheres, specification point 4.9a. Part of the full course.

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Reverse sector problems use the usual area and arc formulae, but rearrange them to find a missing radius or angle. Substituting known values first and checking the answer helps prevent algebra slips.

More lessons in Circles, cylinders, cones and spheres

• Circumference of a circle
• Area of a circle
• Semicircles: perimeter and area
• Compound area with circles
• Arc length of a sector
• Area of a sector
• Perimeter of a sector
• Reverse circle problems
• Volume of a cylinder
• Surface area of a cylinder
• Leaving an answer in terms of pi
• Volume of a cone
• Surface area of a cone
• Volume of a sphere
• Surface area of a sphere
• Hemispheres and compound solids
• Frustums and truncated cones
• Reverse volume and surface area problems