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on a circle of radius 20 cm, the arc intercepts a central angle of 1/5 rad. what is the arc length?

 Dec 16, 2014

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The arc length - s - is given by

s = rΘ   where r is the radius and "theta" is in rads....so we have

s = 20cm(1/5 rad)  = 4 cm

 

 Dec 16, 2014
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The arc length - s - is given by

s = rΘ   where r is the radius and "theta" is in rads....so we have

s = 20cm(1/5 rad)  = 4 cm

 

CPhill Dec 16, 2014

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