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A sector has radius 8 and central angle 172°. Find the area of the sector.

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Given:

radius = 8

central angle =172°

To determine the area of the sector, we use the formula:


A=\frac{central\text{ angle}\degree}{360\degree}(\pi)r^2

where:

central angle =172°

r=radius = 8

A=Area

We plug in what we know:


\begin{gathered} A=\frac{central\text{ angle}\operatorname{\degree}}{360\operatorname{\degree}}(\pi)r^2 \\ =(172\degree)/(360\degree)(\pi)(8)^2 \\ Simplify \\ A=96.06\text{ square units} \end{gathered}

Therefore, the area of the sector is 96.06 square units.

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