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The arc length formed by this central angle is about 10.5 cm.
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To make the process quicker, you can refer to the formula
used to determine the arc length formed by a central angle:
u
CA 5 3 2pr, where CA is the arc length, and
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r is the radius of the circle.
A sector of a circle is a pie-shaped region bounded by an sector of a
arc and an angle. If you know the radius of a circle and a circle
pie-shaped region
central angle, you can determine the sector area for that angle bounded by an arc
by first calculating the fraction of the circle that the sector and an angle
represents, then finding the area of the entire circle, and finally
calculating that fraction of the total area.
The formula used to determine the sector area for any central
u
angle is AS 5 3 pr 2, where AS is the area of the sector
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and r is the radius of the circle.
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C. Find the arc length between the two points where this
angle passes through the circle, using the formula
u
CA 5 3 2pr.
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D. Find the area for the sector of this circle formed by the
central angle and the arc formed in step B, using
u
the formula As 5 3 pr 2.
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Reflecting
To find the arc length, I now need to find the circumference of the entire circle.
Circumference of a circle is equal to 2pr.
C 5 2pr
5 2p 3 2
5 2 3 3.14 3 2
8 12.56 cm
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The circumference of this circle is about 12.56 cm. To find the arc length,
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I need to find 12 of 12.56 cm.
1
3 12.56 8 1.047 cm
12
The arc length formed by this central angle is about 1.047 cm.
Next, I will determine the area of the sector by calculating the area of the entire
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circle and then multiplying by 12 . The area of a circle is equal to pr 2. The area of
this circle then can be found using this formula.
A 5 pr 2
5 p (2)2
8 12.56 cm2
1
Now I need to find 12 of 12.56 cm2, to determine the area of the sector formed
by this central angle.
1
3 12.56 8 1.047 cm2
12
The area of the sector formed by this central angle is about 1 cm2.
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7. Determine the arc length formed by C Extending
each of the following central angles, 9. For a particular circle, the central angle
on a circle with the given radius or is x . The corresponding arc length is
diameter. CA, and the corresponding sector area
a) central angle: 25 is AS. For this circle, what would be
diameter: 22 m the arc length and sector area
b) central angle: 10 corresponding to a central angle
radius: 25 cm of 2x ?
c) central angle: 15 10. For a particular circle with radius r,
diameter: 66 mm the arc length corresponding to a
d) central angle: 80 central angle of x is CA and the
radius: 6.0 m corresponding sector area is AS. For
8. Determine the arc length and area for a circle with radius 2r what would
the sectors formed by each of the be the arc length and sector area
following central angles, on a circle corresponding to a central angle of x ?
with the given radius or diameter.
a) central angle: 70
radius: 4 m
b) central angle: 75
diameter: 20 cm
c) central angle: 40
radius: 3 m
d) central angle: 105
diameter: 18 cm
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