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How long is the arc formed by a 300 degree central angle in a circle with a radius of 7 cm.?

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Answer:

approximately 36.633 cm if you use pi = 3.14

approximately 36.6519 cm if you use the calculator's stored value of pi

Work Shown:

L = arc length, r = radius, x = central angle in degrees

L = (x/360)*2*pi*r

L = (300/360)*2*pi*7

L = (35/3)pi .... exact arc length in terms of pi

L = (35/3)*3.14

L = 36.633 .... approximate arc length

Keep in mind that I used pi = 3.14 which isn't that great an approximation for pi. If you want to use more digits of pi, then use your calculator's built in version of it to get (35/3)*pi = 36.6519; of course it will depend on which option your teacher prefers.

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