Trigonometry 7th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1111826854
ISBN 13: 978-1-11182-685-7

Chapter 3 - Section 3.4 - Arc Length and Area of a Sector - 3.4 Problem Set - Page 153: 18

Answer

Exact value= $\frac{6}{\pi}\,hours$ Approximate value=$1.9\,hours$

Work Step by Step

Radius $r=(4000+200)\,miles=4200\,miles$ Arc length $s=8400\,mi$ Angle covered $\theta=\frac{s}{r}=\frac{8400\,mi}{4200\,mi}=2\,rad$ Inorder to complete $2\pi$ radians the space shuttle needs 6 hours. Therefore 1 radian is covered in $\frac{6}{2\pi}$ hours. Time taken to cover 2 rad=$(\frac{6}{2\pi}\times2)\,hours=\frac{6}{\pi}\,hours=1.9\,hours$
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