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IMPORTANT!! in a unit circle, what is the relationship between arc length and central angle?

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The measure of an arc refers to the arc length divided by the radius of the circle. The arc measure equals the corresponding central angle measure, in radians. That's why radians are natural: a central angle of one radian will span an arc exactly one radius long.

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