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What is the length of the intercepted arc?

What is the length of the intercepted arc?-example-1

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First you need to calculate the circumference of the circle:

Circumference = diameter x PI = 16 x PI = 16 * 3.14 = 50.24

The intercepted arc is 15 degrees.

To find the length multiply the circumference by the central angle divided by 360.

Arc length = 50.25 x (15/360) = 2.1 units.

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