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OpenStudy (anonymous):

a circle has a radius of 4inches. in inches what is the length of the arc intercepted by a central angle of 2 radians?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

hey thnks

OpenStudy (mertsj):

Oh I see, you mean you reposted the question. Look up what the variables in the formula represent. What does s represent? What does theta represent? What does r represent?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

s represents the intercepted 4 is the radius

OpenStudy (anonymous):

am i rght?

OpenStudy (mertsj):

s is the length of the arc.

OpenStudy (mertsj):

What is theta?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

we dnt no?

OpenStudy (mertsj):

Better read up on the formula.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is it 2?

OpenStudy (mertsj):

What does the problem ask you to find?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the length of the acr intercepted by a centeral angle when the radian is 2?

OpenStudy (mertsj):

Too many words. There are 6 words that tell you what you are supposed to find. What are they?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

acr intercepted by a centeral angle

OpenStudy (anonymous):

?

OpenStudy (mertsj):

Hint: the words start with the word "what"

OpenStudy (mertsj):

You cannot solve a problem unless you know what the question is.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what is the length of the arc

OpenStudy (mertsj):

Now in your formula you have 3 variables. They are s, theta, and r Which one of them represents "the length of the arc"?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

s?

OpenStudy (mertsj):

And so that is what you have to find. What does theta stand for?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

this is what i did

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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