The formula used to find the area<span> of a circlular </span>sector<span> - a pie-shaped </span>part of a circle<span>. ... </span>π<span>. 4. 2. ·. 86. 360. = 12.01. What the formulae are doing is taking the </span>area<span> of the whole ... So for example, if the</span>central angle<span> was 90°, then </span>the sector<span> would </span>have<span> an </span>area<span> equal to one ... r is the </span>radius<span> of the </span>circle<span>of which </span>the sector<span> is </span>part<span>.</span>