If the measurement of a central angle is 5pi/6, find the length of its intercepted arc in a circle with a radius of 15 inches
Arc length = angle / 2pi pi(d)
= 5pi/6 / 2pi pi*30
= 25pi/2 or approximately 39.3inches
Answer:
The exact value of the arc length is \(12.5\pi \ inches\)
or
The approximately value of the arc length is \(39.27\ inches\)
Step-by-step explanation:
we know that
By proportion
\(\frac{central\ angle}{2\pi}=\frac{arc\ length}{2\pi r}\)
in this problem we have
\(central\ angle=\frac{5\pi}{6}\)
\(r=15\ inches\)
substitute the values
\(\frac{\frac{5\pi}{6}}{2\pi}=\frac{arc\ length}{2\pi (15)}\\ \\\frac{5\pi}{12\pi} =\frac{arc\ length}{30\pi} \\ \\ arc\ length=30\pi *(5/12)\\ \\arc\ length=12.5\pi \ inches\)
\(arc\ length=39.27\ inches\)