Geometry of Circles 1. A circle is 360 degrees. 2. The DIAMETER is a line that passes through the center of the circle. 3. The RADIUS is one-half of the diameter. 4. The CIRCUMFERENCE of a circle is the diameter times pi (3.14). 5. The AREA OF A CIRCLE is the radius squared times 3.14 (pi). 6. The VOLUME OF A CYLINDER is pi (3.14) times the radious squred times the height of the cylinder. 7. A ARC is a section of a circle, like a slice of pie. 8. To find the area of a sector (like a slice of pie), compare the ratio of the number of degrees in the arc to the number of degrees in the circle: arc/360 = a/radius squared time 3.14