Find, in centimeters, the length of an arc intercepted by a central angle of 4 radians in a circle with a radius of 3.5 cm

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Kandarp · Answer 1 · 2023-01-15T20:33:15+0000

The formula that relates the lenght of arc (s) with the angle and the radius of the circle is

$S=\theta R$

Using this, we get:

$S=4(3.5)\rightarrow S=14\operatorname{cm}$

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