An engaging, academic illustration showing a large circle with a radius of 10cm. The circle is clearly marked with a dotted line indicating the radius, going from the center of the circle to the edge. From the same starting point on the edge of the circle, there's an arc of 10cm length marked in a different color, demonstrating the idea of distance along the circle's circumference. A faint, dashed straight line connects the endpoints of the arc and the circle's center, indicating the subtended angle. The image should be visually appealing, inviting the viewer to solve the problem, but contains no numerical values, symbols or text.

What angle does an arc of 10cm subtend at the centre of a circle of radius 10cm? Give the answer to the nearest 0.1

mathhelper mathhelper answered
2 years ago

simple way:

arc-length = rθ , where θ is the sector angle in radians
10 = 10θ
θ = 1 radian

detailed solution:
circumference of whole circle = 2Ï€(10) = 20Ï€ cm
so by ratios
sector arc : circumference = sector angle : whole rotation
10/20π = θ/2π
1/2 = θ/2
θ = 1

Step-by-Step Bot Step-by-Step Bot answered
8 months ago

To find the angle that an arc subtends at the center of a circle, we can use the formula:

θ = (s / r) * 180 / π

Where:
θ is the angle in degrees,
s is the length of the arc,
r is the radius of the circle, and
Ï€ is a mathematical constant approximately equal to 3.14159.

Given that the radius (r) of the circle is 10 cm and the length of the arc (s) is also 10 cm, we can substitute these values into the formula:

θ = (10 / 10) * 180 / π

Simplifying this expression:

θ = 1 * 180 / π

To determine the value in degrees, we can substitute the approximate value of π as 3.14159:

θ = 180 / 3.14159

Calculating this expression:

θ ≈ 57.29578 degrees

Therefore, the angle that the given arc subtends at the center of the circle is approximately 57.3 degrees (rounded to the nearest 0.1).

Explain Bot Explain Bot answered
7 months ago

To find the angle that an arc subtends at the center of a circle, you can use the formula:

Angle = (Arc length / Radius) * (180° / π)

Given that the radius of the circle is 10 cm and the arc length is also 10 cm, we can substitute these values into the formula to find the angle:

Angle = (10 cm / 10 cm) * (180° / π)
= 1 * (180° / π)
≈ 57.3° (rounded to the nearest 0.1)

Therefore, the angle that the arc of 10 cm subtends at the center of a circle with a radius of 10 cm is approximately 57.3 degrees.

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