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Properties of a Semi-Circular Area

- By Dr. Minas E. Lemonis, PhD - Updated: March 3, 2019

This tool calculates the basic geometric properties of a semi-circular area. Enter the shape dimensions R or D below. The calculated results will have the same units as your input. Please use consistent units for any input.

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The area A, the perimeter P and the arc length L of a semi-circular area, with radius R, can be found with these formulas:

\begin{split} A & = \frac{\pi R^2}{2} \\ P & = \left(\pi+2\right) R \\ L & = \pi R \end{split}

The centroid (center of gravity) of the semi-circular area is located at a distance from the diameter that defines its border, given by the formula:

y_c = \frac{4 r}{3 \pi}

See also
Properties of a Circular area
Properties of a Quarter-Circular area
Properties of a Circular Sector
Properties of an Elliptical Area
All Geometric Shapes