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16Arc length of a circle

A circle has radius 9 cm. Find the length of an arc with central angle 80°. Give the answer to 2 decimal places.

The arc length is 4π ≈ 12.57 cm. Using s = (θ/360)×2πr with θ = 80° and r = 9, the fraction 80/360 simplifies to 2/9, which cancels the 9 in 2πr to leave 4π.

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