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If the radius of a circle is 5 centimeters, how long is the arc subtended by an angle measuring 60 degrees

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radius = 5 cm
circumference = 2*PI*radius
circumference = 31.4159 cm
The circumference is of the entire circle.
60 degrees is 1/6 of the circle so the subtended arc = 5.235983 cm

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