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The length of an arc of a circle is 5.3 pi feet. Find the measure of the angle that subtends (forms)the arc if the diameter is 18 feet.

User Larry Watanabe
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Given data:

Length of an arc = 5.3 pi

Diameter = 18

As we know , Radius = Diameter / 2

= 18 / 2

= 9

Now , length of arc is


\begin{gathered} l\text{ = r}\Theta \\ 5.3\text{ }\pi\text{= }\Theta \\ \Theta=\frac{5.3\text{ }\pi}{9} \\ \text{ = 0.588 }\pi \end{gathered}
\Theta=0.588\pi*(180)/(\pi)
\Theta=105.84\text{ radian}

Thus , the measure of the angle is 105.84 radian

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