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In a circle, a 90°sector area 36 what is the radius of the circle

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\bf \textit{area of a sector of a circle}\\\\ A=\cfrac{\pi \theta r^2}{360}\qquad \begin{cases} \theta=\textit{angle in degrees}\\ r=radius\\ ----------\\ \theta=90\\ A=36 \end{cases}\implies 36=\cfrac{90\cdot \pi \cdot r^2}{360}

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