Elements [ edit ]
Base is the circle of given radius
r
0
{\displaystyle r_{0}}
around point
S
0
{\displaystyle S_{0}}
Inscribed is the largest possible fan (circular sector with
∠
120
∘
)
{\displaystyle \angle 120^{\circ })}
.
General case [ edit ]
Segments in the general case [ edit ]
0) The radius of the base circle:
r
0
{\displaystyle r_{0}}
1) The radius of the inscribed fan:
r
1
=
2
3
⋅
r
0
≈
1.155
⋅
r
0
{\displaystyle r_{1}={\frac {2}{\sqrt {3}}}\cdot r_{0}\quad \approx 1.155\cdot r_{0}\quad }
, see Calculation 1
Perimeters in the general case [ edit ]
0) Perimeter of base circle
P
0
=
2
⋅
π
⋅
r
0
≈
6.283
⋅
r
0
{\displaystyle P_{0}=2\cdot \pi \cdot r_{0}\quad \approx 6.283\cdot r_{0}\quad }
1) Perimeter of the inscribed fan:
P
1
=
2
3
(
2
3
+
π
)
⋅
r
0
≈
4.408
⋅
r
0
{\displaystyle P_{1}={\frac {2}{3}}\left(2{\sqrt {3}}+\pi \right)\cdot r_{0}\quad \approx 4.408\cdot r_{0}\quad }
see calculation 2
Areas in the general case [ edit ]
0) Area of the base circle
A
0
=
π
⋅
r
0
2
{\displaystyle A_{0}=\pi \cdot r_{0}^{2}}
1) Area of the inscribed fan:
A
1
=
4
9
⋅
π
r
0
2
=
4
9
⋅
A
0
{\displaystyle A_{1}={\frac {4}{9}}\cdot \pi r_{0}^{2}={\frac {4}{9}}\cdot A_{0}\quad }
, see Calculation 3
Centroids in the general case [ edit ]
The centroid positions of the following shapes will be expressed orientated so that the first shape n with
S
n
≠
S
0
{\displaystyle S_{n}\neq S_{0}}
will be of type
S
n
=
0
−
k
i
{\displaystyle S_{n}=0-ki}
with
k
>
0
{\displaystyle k>0}
. The graphical representation does correspond to the mathematical expression.
0) Centroid position of the base circle:
S
0
=
0
+
0
i
=
0
{\displaystyle S_{0}=0+0i=0}
1) Centroid position of the inscribed fan:
S
1
=
(
0
+
(
π
−
2
3
π
3
)
⋅
i
)
⋅
r
0
≈
(
0
−
0.059
i
)
⋅
r
0
{\displaystyle S_{1}=(0+\left({\frac {\pi -2{\sqrt {3}}}{\pi {\sqrt {3}}}}\right)\cdot i)\cdot r_{0}\quad \approx (0-0.059i)\cdot r_{0}}
, see calculation 4
Normalised case [ edit ]
In the normalised case the area of the base is set to 1.
A
0
=
1
⇒
π
⋅
r
0
2
=
1
⇒
r
0
2
=
1
π
⇒
r
0
=
1
π
{\displaystyle A_{0}=1\quad \Rightarrow \pi \cdot r_{0}^{2}=1\quad \Rightarrow r_{0}^{2}={\frac {1}{\pi }}\quad \Rightarrow r_{0}={\frac {1}{\sqrt {\pi }}}}
Segments in the normalised case [ edit ]
0) Radius of the base circle:
r
0
=
1
π
≈
0.564
{\displaystyle r_{0}={\frac {1}{\sqrt {\pi }}}\quad \approx 0.564}
1) Radius of the inscribed fan:
r
1
=
2
3
⋅
1
π
=
2
3
π
≈
0.651
{\displaystyle r_{1}={\frac {2}{\sqrt {3}}}\cdot {\frac {1}{\sqrt {\pi }}}={\frac {2}{\sqrt {3\pi }}}\quad \approx 0.651}
Perimeters in the normalised case [ edit ]
0) Perimeter of base square:
P
0
=
2
⋅
π
⋅
r
0
=
2
⋅
π
⋅
1
π
=
2
⋅
π
≈
3.544
{\displaystyle P_{0}=2\cdot \pi \cdot r_{0}=2\cdot \pi \cdot {\frac {1}{\sqrt {\pi }}}=2\cdot {\sqrt {\pi }}\quad \approx 3.544}
1) Perimeter of the fan:
P
1
=
2
3
(
2
3
+
π
)
1
π
≈
2.485
{\displaystyle P_{1}={\frac {2}{3}}\left(2{\sqrt {3}}+\pi \right){\frac {1}{\sqrt {\pi }}}\quad \approx 2.485}
Areas in the normalised case [ edit ]
0) Area of the base circle:
A
0
=
1
{\displaystyle A_{0}=1}
1) Area of the fan:
A
1
=
4
9
⋅
A
0
=
4
9
≈
0.444
{\displaystyle A_{1}={\frac {4}{9}}\cdot A_{0}={\frac {4}{9}}\quad \approx 0.444}
Covered surface of the base shape [ edit ]
C
b
=
A
1
A
0
=
4
9
≈
44
%
{\displaystyle C_{b}={\frac {A_{1}}{A_{0}}}={\frac {4}{9}}\quad \approx 44\%}
Centroids in the normalised case [ edit ]
Centroid positions are measured from the centroid point of the base shape.
0) Centroid of the base circle:
S
0
=
0
{\displaystyle S_{0}=0}
1) Centroid of the inscribed fan:
S
1
=
(
0
+
(
π
−
2
3
π
3
)
⋅
i
)
⋅
1
π
≈
(
0
−
0.033
i
)
{\displaystyle S_{1}=(0+\left({\frac {\pi -2{\sqrt {3}}}{\pi {\sqrt {3}}}}\right)\cdot i)\cdot {\frac {1}{\sqrt {\pi }}}\quad \approx (0-0.033i)}
Calculations [ edit ]
Equations of given elements and relations [ edit ]
(1)
|
S
0
A
|
=
|
S
0
C
|
=
|
S
0
B
|
=
r
0
{\displaystyle |S_{0}A|=|S_{0}C|=|S_{0}B|=r_{0}}
(2)
|
A
D
|
=
|
C
D
|
=
r
1
{\displaystyle |AD|=|CD|=r_{1}}
(3)
δ
=
60
∘
=
π
3
{\displaystyle \delta =60^{\circ }={\frac {\pi }{3}}\quad }
, since the angle in
D
=
120
∘
{\displaystyle D=120^{\circ }}
(4)
σ
=
90
∘
=
π
2
{\displaystyle \sigma =90^{\circ }={\frac {\pi }{2}}\quad }
, since the apothem
D
S
0
¯
{\displaystyle {\overline {DS_{0}}}}
is perpendicular to the chord
A
C
¯
{\displaystyle {\overline {AC}}}
.
Calculation 1 [ edit ]
The radius
r
1
{\displaystyle r_{1}}
is calculated:
|
A
D
|
sin
σ
=
|
A
S
0
|
sin
δ
{\displaystyle {\frac {|AD|}{\sin \sigma }}={\frac {|AS_{0}|}{\sin \delta }}\quad }
, applying the law of sines on the triangle
△
A
D
S
0
{\displaystyle \triangle {ADS_{0}}}
⇔
r
1
sin
σ
=
|
A
S
0
|
sin
δ
{\displaystyle \quad \Leftrightarrow {\frac {r_{1}}{\sin \sigma }}={\frac {|AS_{0}|}{\sin \delta }}\quad }
, applying equation (2)
⇔
r
1
1
=
|
A
S
0
|
sin
δ
{\displaystyle \quad \Leftrightarrow {\frac {r_{1}}{1}}={\frac {|AS_{0}|}{\sin \delta }}\quad }
, applying equation (3)
⇔
r
1
=
|
A
S
0
|
sin
δ
{\displaystyle \quad \Leftrightarrow r_{1}={\frac {|AS_{0}|}{\sin \delta }}\quad }
, eliminating 1 off the denominator
⇔
r
1
=
r
0
sin
δ
{\displaystyle \quad \Leftrightarrow r_{1}={\frac {r_{0}}{\sin \delta }}\quad }
, applying equation (1)
⇔
r
1
=
r
0
1
2
3
{\displaystyle \quad \Leftrightarrow r_{1}={\frac {r_{0}}{{\frac {1}{2}}{\sqrt {3}}}}\quad }
, applying the sin formula
⇔
r
1
=
2
⋅
r
0
3
≈
1.155
⋅
r
0
{\displaystyle \quad \Leftrightarrow r_{1}={\frac {2\cdot r_{0}}{\sqrt {3}}}\quad \approx 1.155\cdot r_{0}}
, rearranging
Calculation 2 [ edit ]
Perimeter of the inscribed fan:
P
1
=
2
r
1
+
2
π
3
⋅
r
0
{\displaystyle \quad P_{1}=2r_{1}+{\frac {2\pi }{3}}\cdot r_{0}}
⇔
P
1
=
2
⋅
(
2
3
⋅
r
0
)
+
2
π
3
⋅
r
0
{\displaystyle \Leftrightarrow P_{1}=2\cdot \left({\frac {2}{\sqrt {3}}}\cdot r_{0}\right)+{\frac {2\pi }{3}}\cdot r_{0}\quad }
, applying calculation 1
⇔
P
1
=
(
4
3
+
2
π
3
)
⋅
r
0
{\displaystyle \Leftrightarrow P_{1}=\left({\frac {4}{\sqrt {3}}}+{\frac {2\pi }{3}}\right)\cdot r_{0}\quad }
, rearranging
⇔
P
1
=
(
4
3
3
+
2
π
3
)
⋅
r
0
{\displaystyle \Leftrightarrow P_{1}=\left({\frac {4{\sqrt {3}}}{3}}+{\frac {2\pi }{3}}\right)\cdot r_{0}\quad }
, extending the fraction
⇔
P
1
=
2
3
(
2
3
+
π
)
⋅
r
0
≈
4.408
⋅
r
0
{\displaystyle \Leftrightarrow P_{1}={\frac {2}{3}}\left(2{\sqrt {3}}+\pi \right)\cdot r_{0}\quad \approx 4.408\cdot r_{0}}
, multiplying
Calculation 3 [ edit ]
Area of the inscribed fan:
A
1
=
1
3
⋅
π
r
1
2
{\displaystyle \quad A_{1}={\frac {1}{3}}\cdot \pi r_{1}^{2}}
⇔
A
1
=
1
3
⋅
π
⋅
(
2
⋅
r
0
3
)
2
{\displaystyle \Leftrightarrow A_{1}={\frac {1}{3}}\cdot \pi \cdot \left({\frac {2\cdot r_{0}}{\sqrt {3}}}\right)^{2}\quad }
, applying calculation 1
⇔
A
1
=
1
3
⋅
(
2
3
)
2
⋅
π
r
0
2
{\displaystyle \Leftrightarrow A_{1}={\frac {1}{3}}\cdot \left({\frac {2}{\sqrt {3}}}\right)^{2}\cdot \pi r_{0}^{2}\quad }
, rearranging
⇔
A
1
=
1
3
⋅
4
3
⋅
π
r
0
2
{\displaystyle \Leftrightarrow A_{1}={\frac {1}{3}}\cdot {\frac {4}{3}}\cdot \pi r_{0}^{2}\quad }
, squaring
⇔
A
1
=
4
9
⋅
π
r
0
2
=
4
9
⋅
A
0
{\displaystyle \Leftrightarrow A_{1}={\frac {4}{9}}\cdot \pi r_{0}^{2}={\frac {4}{9}}\cdot A_{0}\quad }
, rearranging
Calculation 4 [ edit ]
Centroid of the fan relative to the centroid of the circle.The centroid positions of the following shapes will be expressed orientated so that the first shape n with
S
n
≠
S
0
{\displaystyle S_{n}\neq S_{0}}
will be of type
S
n
=
0
−
k
i
{\displaystyle S_{n}=0-ki}
with
k
>
0
{\displaystyle k>0}
. The graphical representation does correspond to the mathematical expression.
S
1
=
S
0
+
S
0
D
→
+
D
S
1
→
{\displaystyle \quad S_{1}=S_{0}+{\overrightarrow {S_{0}D}}+{\overrightarrow {DS_{1}}}\quad }
⇔
S
1
=
(
0
+
0
i
)
+
S
0
D
→
+
D
S
1
→
{\displaystyle \Leftrightarrow S_{1}=(0+0i)+{\overrightarrow {S_{0}D}}+{\overrightarrow {DS_{1}}}\quad }
⇔
S
1
=
(
0
+
0
i
)
+
(
0
+
|
D
S
0
|
⋅
i
)
−
(
0
+
|
D
S
1
|
⋅
i
)
{\displaystyle \Leftrightarrow S_{1}=(0+0i)+(0+|DS_{0}|\cdot i)-(0+|DS_{1}|\cdot i)\quad }
⇔
S
1
=
(
0
+
|
D
S
0
|
⋅
i
−
|
D
S
1
|
⋅
i
)
{\displaystyle \Leftrightarrow S_{1}=(0+|DS_{0}|\cdot i-|DS_{1}|\cdot i)\quad }
, rearranging
⇔
S
1
=
(
0
+
(
|
D
S
0
|
−
|
D
S
1
|
)
⋅
i
)
{\displaystyle \Leftrightarrow S_{1}=(0+\left(|DS_{0}|-|DS_{1}|\right)\cdot i)\quad }
, rearranging
⇔
S
1
=
(
0
+
(
r
1
⋅
sin
30
∘
−
|
D
S
1
|
)
⋅
i
)
{\displaystyle \Leftrightarrow S_{1}=(0+(r_{1}\cdot \sin {30^{\circ }}-|DS_{1}|)\cdot i)\quad }
, since
|
D
S
0
|
sin
30
∘
=
r
1
sin
σ
=
r
1
{\displaystyle {\frac {|DS_{0}|}{\sin {30^{\circ }}}}={\frac {r_{1}}{\sin \sigma }}=r_{1}}
⇔
S
1
=
(
0
+
(
r
1
⋅
1
2
−
|
D
S
1
|
)
⋅
i
)
{\displaystyle \Leftrightarrow S_{1}=(0+(r_{1}\cdot {\frac {1}{2}}-|DS_{1}|)\cdot i)\quad }
, applying the sine formula
⇔
S
1
=
(
0
+
(
r
1
⋅
1
2
−
2
r
1
sin
δ
3
δ
)
⋅
i
)
{\displaystyle \Leftrightarrow S_{1}=(0+\left(r_{1}\cdot {\frac {1}{2}}-{\frac {2r_{1}\sin \delta }{3\delta }}\right)\cdot i)\quad }
, applying the centroid formula
⇔
S
1
=
(
0
+
(
1
2
−
2
sin
δ
3
δ
)
⋅
r
1
⋅
i
)
{\displaystyle \Leftrightarrow S_{1}=(0+\left({\frac {1}{2}}-{\frac {2\sin \delta }{3\delta }}\right)\cdot r_{1}\cdot i)\quad }
, extracting
⇔
S
1
=
(
0
+
(
1
2
−
2
3
2
3
δ
)
⋅
r
1
⋅
i
)
{\displaystyle \Leftrightarrow S_{1}=(0+\left({\frac {1}{2}}-{\frac {2{\frac {\sqrt {3}}{2}}}{3\delta }}\right)\cdot r_{1}\cdot i)\quad }
, applying the sine formula
⇔
S
1
=
(
0
+
(
1
2
−
3
3
δ
)
⋅
r
1
⋅
i
)
{\displaystyle \Leftrightarrow S_{1}=(0+\left({\frac {1}{2}}-{\frac {\sqrt {3}}{3\delta }}\right)\cdot r_{1}\cdot i)\quad }
, shortening the fraction
⇔
S
1
=
(
0
+
(
1
2
−
3
3
π
3
)
⋅
r
1
⋅
i
)
{\displaystyle \Leftrightarrow S_{1}=(0+\left({\frac {1}{2}}-{\frac {\sqrt {3}}{3{\frac {\pi }{3}}}}\right)\cdot r_{1}\cdot i)\quad }
, applying equation 3
⇔
S
1
=
(
0
+
(
1
2
−
3
π
)
⋅
r
1
⋅
i
)
{\displaystyle \Leftrightarrow S_{1}=(0+\left({\frac {1}{2}}-{\frac {\sqrt {3}}{\pi }}\right)\cdot r_{1}\cdot i)\quad }
, shortening the fraction
⇔
S
1
=
(
0
+
(
π
−
2
3
2
π
)
⋅
r
1
⋅
i
)
{\displaystyle \Leftrightarrow S_{1}=(0+\left({\frac {\pi -2{\sqrt {3}}}{2\pi }}\right)\cdot r_{1}\cdot i)\quad }
, rearranging
⇔
S
1
=
(
0
+
(
π
−
2
3
2
π
)
⋅
2
⋅
r
0
3
⋅
i
)
{\displaystyle \Leftrightarrow S_{1}=(0+\left({\frac {\pi -2{\sqrt {3}}}{2\pi }}\right)\cdot {\frac {2\cdot r_{0}}{\sqrt {3}}}\cdot i)\quad }
, applying calculation 1
⇔
S
1
=
(
0
+
(
π
−
2
3
π
3
)
⋅
r
0
⋅
i
)
{\displaystyle \Leftrightarrow S_{1}=(0+\left({\frac {\pi -2{\sqrt {3}}}{\pi {\sqrt {3}}}}\right)\cdot r_{0}\cdot i)\quad }
, rearranging
⇔
S
1
=
(
0
+
(
π
−
2
3
π
3
)
⋅
i
)
⋅
r
0
≈
(
0
−
0.059
i
)
⋅
r
0
{\displaystyle \Leftrightarrow S_{1}=(0+\left({\frac {\pi -2{\sqrt {3}}}{\pi {\sqrt {3}}}}\right)\cdot i)\cdot r_{0}\quad \approx (0-0.059i)\cdot r_{0}}