Monday, October 14, 2013

If the circumference of a circle is 64 cm what is the length of an arc that measures 30 degrees .

The circumference of a circle is  given by the formula 2pi*r
.


The actual length of the cicumference =
64.


Therefore  2pir = 64 cm.


An angle
of 30 degrees = pi/6 radians.


Therefore the length of an arc which
subtends an angle of x radians at the centre should measure x*radius =
xr.


Therefore an arc subtending pi/6 radians should measure
pi*r/6.


But 2pir = 64 cm given.


Divide
both sides by 12 :


2pir/12 =
64/12.


Therefore pir/6 = 64/12 cm  = 5 1/3
cm


Therefore an arc angle of 30 degrees of a circle whose
circumference is 64 measure 5 1/3 cm or 5.33cm nearly.

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