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OpenStudy (anonymous):

please help! true or false? The ratio of the arc length to r is always equal to 1/pi

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i think its false, but i'm not positive

hero (hero):

I don't believe so either.

hero (hero):

x = arc length y = theta \[\frac{x}{2\pi r} = \frac{y}{360}\] There's no way to isolate x/r and get a ratio of 1/pi

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i see, thanks so much! :)

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