A circle with circumference PRETTY_C
has an arc with a
RADIANS
radians
DEGREES^\circ
central angle.
What is the length of the arc?
A
The ratio between the arc's central angle \pink{\theta}
and 2 \pi
radians is equal to the the ratio between the arc length \red{s}
and the circle's circumference \blue{c}
.
\dfrac{\pink{\theta}}{2 \pi} = \dfrac{\red{s}}{\blue{c}}
\pink{RADIANS} \div 2 \pi = \dfrac{\red{s}}{PRETTY_C}
The ratio between the arc's central angle \pink{\theta}
and 360^\circ
is equal to the ratio between the arc length \red{s}
and the circle's circumference \blue{c}
.
\dfrac{\pink{\theta}}{360^\circ} = \dfrac{\red{s}}{\blue{c}}
\dfrac{\pink{DEGREES}^\circ}{360^\circ} = \dfrac{\red{s}}{\blue{PRETTY_C}}
fractionReduce(NUMERATOR, DENOMINATOR) = \dfrac{\red{s}}{PRETTY_C}
fractionReduce(NUMERATOR, DENOMINATOR) \times PRETTY_C = \red{s}
PRETTY_A = \red{s}
A circle has a radius of \blue{R}
. An arc in this circle has a central angle of
RADIANS
radiansDEGREES^\circ
.
First, calculate the circumference of the circle.
\blue{c} = 2\pi r = 2\pi (\blue{R}) = PRETTY_C
A circle has a circumference of PRETTY_C
.
It has an arc of length PRETTY_A
.
What is the central angle of the arc, in radians? What is the central angle of the arc, in degrees?
^\circ
The ratio between the arc's central angle \theta
and 2 \pi
radians is equal to the the ratio between the arc length s
and the circle's circumference c
.
The ratio between the arc's central angle \theta
and 360^\circ
is equal to the ratio between the arc length s
and the circle's circumference c
.
\dfrac{\pink{\theta}}{CIRCLE_ANGLES} = \dfrac{\red{s}}{\blue{c}}
\dfrac{\pink{\theta}}{CIRCLE_ANGLES} = \red{PRETTY_A} \div PRETTY_C
\dfrac{\pink{\theta}}{CIRCLE_ANGLES} = fractionReduce(NUMERATOR, DENOMINATOR)
\pink{\theta} = fractionReduce(NUMERATOR, DENOMINATOR) \times CIRCLE_ANGLES
\pink{\theta} = RADIANS
radians
\pink{\theta} = DEGREES^\circ