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Calculate the length of an arc of a circle, radius 21m, which
subtends an angle of 600 at the centre of the circle. (Take TT=22/7)
(A) 0.22m (B) lim (C) 22m (D) 2.31m (E) 23.1m

Respuesta :

I'm guessing the angle is supposed to have measure 60º, not 600º... In this case,

[tex]\dfrac\ell{2\pi(21\,\mathrm m)}=\dfrac{60^\circ}{360^\circ}[/tex]

That is, the length of the arc we care about [tex](\ell)[/tex] occurs with the circle's circumference in the same ratio as the measure of the central angle it subtends occurs with one complete revolution of the circle. Then with [tex]\pi=\dfrac{22}7[/tex], we have

[tex]\dfrac\ell{132\,\rm m}=\dfrac16\implies\ell=22\,\mathrm m[/tex]

so the answer is C.