Question

What is the length of (the minor arc)? Use your calculator and round your final answer to the nearest hundredth.
( i do not understand how to solve it with the angle measurement in it)
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Answer 1

it is asking you to find "length"... that is the length along perimeter

Answer 2

start by finding the perimeter of circle

Answer 3

use below formula :

perimeter = \( 2\pi r\)

Answer 4

well i use apex to do these problems and through the whole circle intro and stuff about circles. it didn't teach me anything about circles having perimeter so i don't know how to find it :/

Answer 5

@ganeshie8

Answer 6

you heard of "circumference" before ?

Answer 7

yes @ganeshie8

Answer 8

OH OK i get you

Answer 9

cool :)
circumference and perimeter are synonyms

Answer 10

find the circumference :)

Answer 11

then scale it to 60 degrees

Answer 12

its 169.65. scale it? how :o

Answer 13

169.65 is for entire circle

Answer 14

entire circle is how many degrees ?

Answer 15

360 degrees :o

Answer 16

yes, so u can setup below proportion :

\(\large \frac{169.65}{360} = \frac{x}{60}\)

Answer 17

solve \(x\)