In the following figure, the ratio of the areas of two sectors S1 and S2 is

Question:

In the following figure, the ratio of the areas of two sectors S1 and S2 is

(a) 5 : 2

(b) 3 : 5

(c) 5 : 3

(d) 4 : 5

Solution:

Area of the sector, $S_{1}=\frac{\theta_{1}}{360} \times \pi r^{2}$

Area of the sector, $S_{2}=\frac{\theta_{2}}{360} \times \pi r^{2}$

Now we will take the ratio,

$\frac{S_{1}}{S_{2}}=\frac{\frac{\theta_{1}}{360} \times \pi r^{2}}{\frac{\theta_{2}}{360} \times \pi r^{2}}$

Now we will simplify the ratio as below,

$\frac{S_{1}}{S_{2}}=\frac{\theta_{1}}{\theta_{2}}$

Substituting the values we get,

$\frac{S_{1}}{S_{2}}=\frac{120}{150}$

$\therefore \frac{S_{1}}{S_{2}}=\frac{4}{5}$

Therefore, ratio of the areas of the two sectors is $4: 5$.

 

Hence, the correct answer is option $(d)$.

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