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In the circle to the left, segment ABABA, B is a diameter. If the length of arc \stackrel\frown{ADB} ADB ⌢ is 8 \pi8π8, pi, what is the length of the radius of the circle?

User Yves Lange
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The length of the radius of the circle is 8 units

How to determine the length of the radius of the circle?

From the question, we have the following parameters that can be used in our computation:

The circle

Where, we have

ADB = 8π

The length of an arc is calculated using


\text{Arc Length} = (\theta)/(360) * 2\pi r

In this case, we have

θ = 180 --- angle in a semicircle

So, we have


(180)/(360) * 2\pi r = 8\pi

This gives


\pi r = 8\pi

Divide

r = 8

Hence, the length of the radius of the circle is 8 units

Question

In the circle to the left, segment AB is a diameter. If the length of arc ADB is 8π, what is the length of the radius of the circle?

In the circle to the left, segment ABABA, B is a diameter. If the length of arc \stackrel-example-1
User Yamini Chhabra
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Answer: 4 units

Explanation:

Given : AB is the diameter of a circle.

Then, the central angle for arcADB must be
2\pi because the central angle subtended by diameter is
2\pi .

The length of arc is given by :-


L=r*\theta\\\\\Rightarrow\  8\pi=r*2\pi\\\\\Rightarrow\ r=(8\pi)/(2\pi)=4

Hence, the length of the radius of the circle = 4 units

User John J Smith
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