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A circle has a circumference of 6. It has an arc of length 1.

What is the central angle of the arc, in degrees?

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Answer:

60

Explanation:

1/6 x 360

Central angle is equal to measure of intercepted arc.

60 degrees

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The circumference formula for a circle is C=πd where C is the circumference, d is the diameter of the circle and π is a constant. If you plug in 6 for C and solve the equation for d like:

6= πd and then divide both sides of the equation by π you get that d = 1.90

To find the central angle of an arc you would use the equation S = rθ where S is the length of the arc, r is the radius of the circle, and θ is the measure of the angle which in this case is unknown. So with S = 1 and r = d/2 = 1.90/2 = 0.9549 you would have an equation that looks like this:

1 = 0.9549θ

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