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Use the fact that the length of an arc intercepted by an angle is proportional to the radius to find the arc length given the circle area A = 16π cm2 and Θ = π 3 .

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Answer:

4π/3 cm

Explanation:

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Answer: The length of the arc is: L=4π/3 cm

Length of arc: L=?

L=r Θ

Central angle: Θ=π/3
Radius: r=?

Area of the circle: A=
16π cm^2

A=
π r^2

Replacing A=16π cm2 in the equation above:
16π cm^2=π r^2

Solving for r: Dividing both sides of the formula by π:
(16π cm^2)/π=(π r^2)/π

16 cm^2=r^2

Square root both sides of the formula:
sqrt( 16 cm^2)=sqrt(r^2)
4 cm=r
r=4 cm

L=r Θ
L=(4 cm)π/3
L=4π/3 cm
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