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A circle has an area of 30 in2. What is the area of a 60 degree sector of this circle?

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5in^2 is the answer
A circle has an area of 30 in2. What is the area of a 60 degree sector of this circle-example-1
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The area of the sector is proportional to the angle

[Area of the sector / area of the cirle] = [angle of the sector / angle of the circle].

The angle of a circle is 360°.

[area of the sector] = [60° / 360°] * 30 in^2

area of the sector = 5 in^2

Answer: 5 in^2


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