Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 6 - Section 6.1 - Angle Measure - 6.1 Exercises - Page 479: 68

Answer

Radius, r $\approx 5.53$ m

Work Step by Step

Given- Central angle of the sector. $\theta$ = $\frac{5\pi}{12}$ rad radius, r = ? A =20 $m^{2}$ We know that area 'A' of a circular sector with central angle $\theta$ rad and radius 'r' is given by- A = $\frac{1}{2} r^{2} \theta$ or 20 = $\frac{1}{2}\times r^{2}\times \frac{5\pi}{12}$ or 20 = $\frac{5\pi r^{2}}{24}$ or $5\pi r^{2}$ = $ 20\times24$ or $ r^{2}$ = $\frac{20\times24}{5\pi}$ = $\frac{96}{\pi}$ = $\frac{96}{3.14}$ = 30.57 Therefore, r= $\sqrt {30.57}\approx 5.53$ m
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