The area of the sector RST is approximately
square units. Since the options are given in terms of multiples of
we round to the nearest whole number, which is
.
To find the area of the sector RST of a circle, we can follow these steps:
1. Identify the angle of the sector. In this case, it is 30°.
2. Find the radius of the circle by using the arc length formula, which is
where L is arc length,
is the angle in radians, and r is the radius.
3. Calculate the area of the sector, which is
where A is the area, r is the radius, and
is the angle in radians.
Given that the length of arc ST is
and the angle of the sector is 30°, we first need to convert the angle to radians because the arc length is given in terms of pi, which suggests radians are being used:
30° =
radian
Now, let's use the arc length formula
to find the radius:
![\[ 4\pi = (\pi)/(6) r \]](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/middle-school/f7z3ke6ayzhicgqr8m25xvdfh5u4femb2j.png)
Solving for r:
![\[ r = (4\pi)/((\pi)/(6)) \]](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/middle-school/kaj7mr1cg7d3fae4ex1aybxj85f9gc9owa.png)
![\[ r = 4 * 6 \]](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/middle-school/8pjfxmuamfs1teflbxzx4796nmqxpwtckb.png)
![\[ r = 24 \]](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/middle-school/u0q31jtx9wrzshan5pf8uq2ab0xbdiwxim.png)
Now we know the radius of the circle is 24. We can find the area of the sector using the formula
![\( A = (1)/(2)r^2\theta \):](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/middle-school/s7yro4kwc6drrx2jm1kkkyhj5xrh71beot.png)
![\[ A = (1)/(2) * (24)^2 * (\pi)/(6) \]](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/middle-school/a4xf1we2579q6qoenk0jvv9h8numwv06cq.png)
A=
square units