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What is the area of a sector which has an inside angle of 43 degrees and a length of 7 cm?

 Oct 9, 2014

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I assume, by "length," you mean "arc length"...if so, we need to find the radius , first.......

So we have

s = rΘ   where s is the arc length and Θ is in radians........so converting 43° to radians, we have about .75 rads.

So, the radius is given by

r = (7 cm)/.75 = 9.33cm

And the area is given by:

A = (1/2)r2Θ    where  Θ is in radians..........so we have

A = (1/2)(9.33cm)2(.75) =  about 3.5cm2

 

 Oct 9, 2014
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Best Answer

I assume, by "length," you mean "arc length"...if so, we need to find the radius , first.......

So we have

s = rΘ   where s is the arc length and Θ is in radians........so converting 43° to radians, we have about .75 rads.

So, the radius is given by

r = (7 cm)/.75 = 9.33cm

And the area is given by:

A = (1/2)r2Θ    where  Θ is in radians..........so we have

A = (1/2)(9.33cm)2(.75) =  about 3.5cm2

 

CPhill Oct 9, 2014

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