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Quarter Circle


QuarterCircle

A quarter circle is one quarter of a circle, namely a circular arc with central angle pi/2 radians (90 degrees). For radius r, its arc length is

 s=1/2pir.

The region bounded by a quarter circle and two perpendicular radii is a quarter-disk.


See also

Circle, Circular Arc, Circular Sector, Quadrantal Angle, Quarter-Disk, Semicircle

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Quarter Circle." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/QuarterCircle.html

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