Engineering Board Exam Reviewer · Angles and Trigonometric Functions · easy

An arc of a circle of radius 12 cm subtends a central angle of 75°. Find the arc length in cm.

  1. 5 π/2 7.85
  2. 10 π 31.42
  3. 12 π/5 7.54
  4. 5 π 15.71

Answer

D. 5 π 15.71

Solution

s=r =12≤ft(75°·π/180° )=12·5π/12=5π 15.71 cm.

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