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The transportation department has to put a railing along the outer curve of this road. The road is 20 feet wide. What is the length of the outer curve to the nearest foot? Use the value = 3.14

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the length of the outer curve is 86 feet
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Answer:

L = 85.85

Step-by-step explanation:

figure relate to this question is attache below

so, radius for outer curve is 70 ft

we know that


arc\ length = radius * angle

angle is given as 70 degree, convert degree to radian =
70 * (\pi)/(180)


L = 70 * [70 (\pi)/(180)]

L = 85.85

The transportation department has to put a railing along the outer curve of this road-example-1
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