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The radius of a circle is 6 kilometers. What is the length of a 60° arc.​

The radius of a circle is 6 kilometers. What is the length of a 60° arc.​-example-1

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Answer:

6.284

Explanation:

* means multiply

formula is arc length = radius * theta

theta is fancy way of saying

make degrees into radians

you have to make 60 degrees into radians

you do that by

60 * Pi/180 = Pi/3

then you multiply that with the radius

6 * Pi/3 = 2 * Pi = 6.284

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