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How do you find the length of an arc

How do you find the length of an arc-example-1
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The total length around the circle = 2 pi r = 2*pi*16 = 32 pi

Total degrees around the circle = 360 so

length of the arc of measure 270 = 32 pi * 270/360 = 24 pi units

or 75.40 units to the nearest hundredth
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