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What is the measure of o?

4 cm
e
12 cm
O A. 4 radians
O B. 3s radians
O c. 3 radians
O D. 4radians


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What is the measure of o? 4 cm e 12 cm O A. 4 radians O B. 3s radians O c. 3 radians-example-1

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Answer: 3 radians (choice C)

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Work Shown:

  • L = arc length = 12 cm
  • theta = angle in radians = unknown
  • r = radius = 4 cm

L = theta*r

12 = theta*4

12/4 = theta

3 = theta

theta = 3 radians, choice C is the answer.

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Side note: The formula L = theta*r only works if theta is in radians.

If theta is in degrees, then use L = (theta/360)*2pi*r. So you can see that radian mode is much easier in this case.

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