Question

A circle with a radius of 15 yards contains a sector with an area of 609 yde. Find the measure of

Answer 1

Answer: 310.3° or 5.41 radians.

Step-by-step explanation:

The area of a circle of radius R is calculated as:

A = pi*R^2

Now, if we have a sector of an angle θ degrees, the area of that sector is:

A = (θ/360°)*pi*R^2

In this case, we know that:

R = 15yd

And the area of the sector is 609 yd^2

Then we can replace these two values in the equation to get:

609yd^2  =(θ/360°)*3.14*(15yd)^2

(609yd^2)*360°/(3.14*(15yd)^2) = θ = 310.3°

And we want the angle also in radians.

We know that:

3.14 rad = 180°

(3.14 rad/180°) = 1

Then:

310.3° = 310.3°*(3.14 rad/180°) = (310.3°/180°)*3.14 rad = 5.41 radians.