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Find the length of the arc. round your answer to nearest tenth

Find the length of the arc. round your answer to nearest tenth-example-1

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41.9 mi

Explanation:

First, we convert the angle from degree measure to radian measure:


\theta = 240°×\left((\pi)/(180°)\right)= (4\pi)/(3)\:\text{rad}

Using the definition of an arc length
s


s = r\theta


\:\:\:\:=(10\:\text{mi})\left((4\pi)/(3)\:\text{rad}\right)


\:\:\:\:= 41.9\:\text{mi}

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