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Lenny makes a circular wooden sculpture with one end cut off so that the sculpturewill stand up. The diameter of the sculpture is fourteen inches. What is the arc lengthof the remaining part of the circle (PAQ)? Round to the nearest tenth of an inch. Use3.14 for pi.76.9 in.A38.5 in.14 in.19.2 in.45°Р5.5 in.

Lenny makes a circular wooden sculpture with one end cut off so that the sculpturewill-example-1
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Given data:

Diameter = 14 inches

Radius = diameter / 2

= 14 / 2

= 7 inches

Length of an arc PAQ,


l=r\theta

Here, r = 7


l=7*45^(\circ)
\begin{gathered} l=(135^(\circ))/(360)*2\pi r \\ =\frac{\text{ 135}}{360}*2*3.14*7 \\ =38.5 \end{gathered}

Thus, the length is 38.5 inches

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