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find the length of Arc ABusing the given measure of Arc a b in a circle with a diameter of 9 ft round to the nearest hundredth mAB=240°

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3) The angle subtended at the center of the circle is 240 degrees. The diameter of the circle is 9ft. Recall,

Radius = diameter/2

Radius of the circle = 9/2 = 4.5

The formula for determining the length of an arc is expressed as

Length of arc = #/360 x 2 x pi x radius

# is the angle subtended at teh center of the circle by the arc. From the information given,

# = 240

radius = 4.5

pi = 3.14

Thus,

Length of arc = 240/360 x 2 x 3.14 x 4.5

Length of arc = 18.84

The length of the arc is 18.84 feet

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