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What is the area of the sector having a radius of 8 and a central angle of 5pi/3 radians?

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Answer:

160π/3 units² ≈ 167.55 units²

Explanation:

The appropriate area formula is ...

A = (1/2)r²θ

Filling in the numbers, you have ...

A = (1/2)(8²)(5π/3) = 160π/3 ≈ 167.55 . . . . square units

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