Question #N540

A circle has a radius of 5 units. What is the area, in square units, of a sector of this circle that has a central angle of $72^{\circ}$?
A. 5\pi
B. 10\pi
C. 25\pi
D. 50\pi

Correct Answer is: A

The area of a sector of a circle is given by the formula \frac{\theta}{360^{\circ}}\cdot \pi r^2, where $\theta$ is the central angle of the sector in degrees and r is the radius of the circle. Substituting $72^{\circ}$ for $\theta$ and 5 for r, we get \frac{72^{\circ}}{360^{\circ}}\cdot \pi (5)^2 = \frac{1}{5}\cdot 25\pi = 5\pi$.