circle o has an arc length 27 inches subtended by an angle of 1.9 radians. find the length of the radius x to the nearest tenth of an inch



Answer :

Answer:  14.2 inches approximately

Work Shown

r = radius of the circle

theta = central angle in radians

L = arc length

L = (theta/(2pi))*circumference

L = (theta/(2pi))*2pi*r

L = theta*r

This formula will not work if theta is in degrees. The portion theta/(2pi) represents the fractional amount of the circle we want. Recall that 2pi radians = 360 degrees. Conveniently the 2pi terms cancel out.

Plug in the given info so we can find the radius.

L = theta*r

27 = 1.9x

x = 27/1.9

x = 14.2105 approximately

x = 14.2 inches approximately