ACT Math · Circles, arcs, and sectors
A circle has radius 9. What is the length of an arc with a central angle of 80°?
A circle has radius 9. What is the length of an arc with a central angle of 80°?
Answer and explanation
Answer: A: 4π
Arc length is the fraction of the circumference. The circumference is , so the arc length is , choice A. Choice D () is the whole circumference. Choice B () is half the circumference, the arc for . Choice C () is of the circumference, which would correspond to an angle of . A good check is that is less than a quarter of the circle, so the arc must be less than .
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