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Find, in centimeters, the length of an arc intercepted by a central angle of 4 radians in a circle with a radius of 3.5 cm

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The formula that relates the lenght of arc (s) with the angle and the radius of the circle is


S=\theta R

Using this, we get:


S=4(3.5)\rightarrow S=14\operatorname{cm}

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Find, in centimeters, the length of an arc intercepted by a central angle of 4 radians-example-1
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