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 $(d)$.