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Find the arc length made by a central angle of radians and a radius of 10 cm.

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The length of the arc is 15cm×radian. If you want to express the result in terms of centimeters, you can leave it as 15cm×radian, as the unit of radians is dimensionless when used in this context.

The formula to find the length (L) of an arc subtended by a central angle (θ) in a circle with a given radius (r) is given by:

L=r×θ

where,

L is the length of the arc,

r is the radius of the circle,

θ is the central angle in radians.

In your case, if the circle has a radius of 10 cm and the central angle is 1.5 radians, you can use the formula:

L=10cm×1.5radian

L=15cm×radian

So, the length of the arc is 15cm×radian. If you want to express the result in terms of centimeters, you can leave it as 15cm×radian, as the unit of radians is dimensionless when used in this context.

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If a circle has a radius of 10 cm how do you find the length of an arc subtended by a central angle measuring 1.5 radians?

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