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OpenStudy (anonymous):

**please help!!** medals rewarded! What is the area of the sector in the circle shown below?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

\(\textit{sector of a circle}=\cfrac{\theta \pi r^2}{360}\qquad \begin{cases} r\to radius\\ \theta\to \textit{angle, in degrees} \end{cases}\)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

can you help me break this down? @jdoe0001

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

hmmm well.. check what your "radius" is and check your angle then just plug and chug

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I got 3749.38?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@jdoe0001

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

hmmm need to check your PEMDAS notice, \(\textit{sector of a circle}=\cfrac{\theta \pi r^2}{360}\qquad \begin{cases} r\to radius\to &10\\ \theta\to \textit{angle, in degrees}\to &37 \end{cases} \\ \quad \\ \cfrac{37\cdot \pi \cdot 10^2}{360}\implies ?\)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

32.27?

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

yes

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

\(32.27 in^2\) that is

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks! could you help me with another? @jdoe0001 An angle measure of 82 degrees is equivalent to ____ radians. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth when necessary.

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

ok.. well.. how many say.... degrees in \(\pi\) radians?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

3.14?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I have no idea, Im really bad at math

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

\(\large \pi = 3.14^o?\)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@jdoe0001

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

would it be 82/3.14? im so confused

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

hmmm nope... well. check your Unit Circle, see how many degrees are in a \(\large \pi\) firstly

OpenStudy (anonymous):

180?

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

http://www.shelovesmath.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Unit-Circle1.png <--- notice this Unit Circle so... hmm yes 180

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

\(\begin{array}{ccllll} degrees&radians \\\hline\\ 180&\pi \\ 82&x \end{array}\implies \cfrac{180}{82}=\cfrac{\pi }{x}\implies x=\cfrac{82\cdot \pi }{180}\)

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

anyhow, "x" is how many degrees are in 82 :)

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

or rather, how many radians are in 82 degrees

OpenStudy (anonymous):

1.43116999 radians?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is that the answer?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@jdoe0001

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

yeap

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

if I recall correctly, 1 radian is about 51 degrees so 82 is about 1.4, sure

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks!

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