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Annulus of a Circle

annulusThe area between two concentric circles.

 

Area of an Annulus formulas

\( A \;=\; \pi \cdot r^2 - \pi \cdot R^2 \)

\( A \;=\; \pi \cdot ( r^2 - R^2 ) \)

Symbol English Metric
\( A \) = area \( in^2 \) \( mm^2 \)
\( r \) = inside radius \( in \) \( mm \)
\( R \) = outside radius \( in \) \( mm \)
\( \pi \) = Pi \(3.141 592 653 ...\) \(3.141 592 653 ...\)

  

Inside Radius of an Annulus formula

\( r \;=\; \sqrt{  R^2 - \dfrac{ A }{ \pi }   }  \)
Symbol English Metric
\( r \) = inside radius \( in \) \( mm \)
\( A \) = area \( in^2 \) \( mm^2 \)
\( R \) = outside radius \( in \) \( mm \)
\( \pi \) = Pi \(3.141 592 653 ...\) \(3.141 592 653 ...\)

  

Outside Radius of an Annulus formula

\( R \;=\;  \sqrt{  r^2 - \dfrac{ A }{ \pi } }  \)
Symbol English Metric
\( R \) = outside radius \( in \) \( mm \)
\( A \) = area \( in^2 \) \( mm^2 \)
\( r \) = inside radius \( in \) \( mm \)
\( \pi \) = Pi \(3.141 592 653 ...\) \(3.141 592 653 ...\)

  

Area of a sector of an Annulus formula

\( A \;=\;  \dfrac{ \pi \cdot \theta }{ 360^{\circ} }  \cdot ( R^2 - r^2 ) \)
Symbol English Metric
\( A \) = area \( in^2 \) \( mm^2 \)
\( \theta \) = degree \( deg \) \( rad \)
\( r \) = inside radius \( in \) \( mm \)
\( R \) = outside radius \( in \) \( mm \)
\( \pi \) = Pi \(3.141 592 653 ...\) \(3.141 592 653 ...\)

  

Breadth of an Annulus formula

\( b \;=\;  R - r \)
Symbol English Metric
\( b \) = breadth \( in \) \( mm \)
\( r \) = inside radius \( in \) \( mm \)
\( R \) = outside radius \( in \) \( mm \)

  

Longest Interval of an Annulus formula

\( l \;=\;  2 \cdot \sqrt{ R^2 - r^2 } \)
Symbol English Metric
\( l \) = longest interval \( in \) \( mm \)
\( r \) = inside radius \( in \) \( mm \)
\( R \) = outside radius \( in \) \( mm \)

 

Perimeter of an Annulus formula

\( P \;=\; 2 \cdot \pi \cdot ( R + r ) \)
Symbol English Metric
\( P \) = perimeter \( in \) \( mm \)
\( r \) = inside radius \( in \) \( mm \)
\( R \) = outside radius \( in \) \( mm \)
\( \pi \) = Pi \(3.141 592 653 ...\) \(3.141 592 653 ...\)

 

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