Engineering Board Exam Reviewer · Angles and Angle Measurement · hard

The angle subtended by an arc is 15 arcminutes. If the radius of the circle is 60 cm, find the length of the arc.

  1. 0.262 cm
  2. 0.157 cm
  3. 0.393 cm
  4. 0.524 cm

Answer

A. 0.262 cm

Solution

15' = 0.25° = 0.25×π/180 0.004363 rad. s=r =60(0.004363) 0.262 cm.

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