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OpenStudy (anonymous):

MULTIPLE CHOICE. help will become fan.

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OpenStudy (moonlitfate):

@Foreverisabell -- do you know how to start the problem? :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

boo

OpenStudy (anonymous):

*no

OpenStudy (moonlitfate):

All right; well the information that's given to you from the problem is that: The diameter of the = 22 The central angle = 20 degrees. The formula for the area of a sector is:\[Area = \frac{ \theta }{ 2 }r^2 (radians)\] or \[Area = \frac{ \theta }{ 360 }\pi r^2 (degrees)\]; where r is the radius of the sector and theta is going to be the central angle; are you with me so far?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes so would you do 22/360? times pi times 11^2?

OpenStudy (moonlitfate):

Yes. :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

here \theta\ is 160 i guess...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i get 23.21?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thats not in my answers though?

OpenStudy (moonlitfate):

Oh, wow! I'm sorry. I did the area of the wrong sector; sorry.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thts because u r using theta=22... it is theta=(180-20)=160... tht gives the answer as 168.9 (approx)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thank you @xavier123 How would you do this one then?

OpenStudy (moonlitfate):

@xavier123 -- is correct. :p The central angle of the bigger sector is 160 degrees; I was misread the problem and did the area of the smaller sector.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

for the whole circle (ie theta = 360) my length of arc is nothing but (2*pi*radius) so for theta = 125 it should be (2*pi*radius)/360 * 125... surely u can calculate now... these questions are basically based on "direct proportions".

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