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A circle has a radius of 6. An arc in this circle has a central angle of 48 degress. What is the length of the arc?

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the answer would be 1.6pi
User Chris Keele
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Answer:
1.6\pi

Explanation:

If a circle has a radius of 6, then the perimeter of the circle is 12pi, or about 37.68. A circle has 360 degrees. Thus, the arc takes up 48/360 of the circle. Thus, simply multiply
(48)/(360) * 12\pi to get 5.024 or 1.6pi.

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