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If a door that is 36 inches in width opens to an angle of 140 , what is the length of the arc created by the door?

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so hmm check the picture below


\bf s=\cfrac{r\pi \theta}{180}\qquad \begin{cases} s=\textit{length of the arc}\\ \theta=\textit{central angle in degrees}\\ r=radius\\ ----------\\ r=36\\ \theta=140 \end{cases}\implies s=\cfrac{36\cdot \pi \cdot 140}{180}
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