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An arc of length 3 feet is cut off by a central angle of π/4 radians. Find the area of the sector formed

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so hmm notice the picture below

so
\bf \textit{area of a sector of a circle}\\\\ A=\cfrac{s^2}{2\theta}\qquad \begin{cases} \theta=\textit{central angle in radians}\\ s=\textit{length of the arc} \end{cases}
An arc of length 3 feet is cut off by a central angle of π/4 radians. Find the area-example-1
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