Question

A central angle in a circle with a radius of 3 cm intercepts an arc with a length of 6 cm what is the measure of the central angle

Answer 1

Answer:

$114.59\°$

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

The circumference of a circle is equal to

$C=2\pi r$

In this problem we have

$r=3\ cm$

substitute

$C=2\pi (3)=6 \pi\ cm$

Remember that

$360\°$ subtends the arc length of the complete circle

so

by proportion

Find the measure of the central angle for an arc length of $6\ cm$

$\frac{360}{6\pi } \frac{degrees}{cm} =\frac{x}{6} \frac{degrees}{cm} \\ \\x=6*360/(6\pi )\\\\ x=114.59\°$