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Find the length of the arc in terms of pi

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Answer:


(\beta )/(2\pi ) *2\pi r\\

Explanation:

We know that perimeter of a circle is given by 2πr (where r is the radius of the circle).

We can say that for an complete angle of 2π the perimeter is 2πr.

Now let us consider a small section of segment making an angle β at the centre.

According to the proportionality rules the length of the small segment would be


(\beta )/(2\pi ) *2\pi r\\

Let the perimeter of circle be P then


(\beta )/(2\pi ) *P

Hence this is the formula for length of an arc subtending angle β.

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