Thursday, August 16, 2012

Consider two circles, centered at the origin, of radii 1 and 2, respectively. In each circle, begin on thepositive x-axis and rotate...

An arc length represents a portion of the entire circumference of a circle with 360˚.


The circumference of a circle is defined by the formula: `C = 2pir`


A circle with a radius of 1 has a circumference of:


`C = 2pi*1 = 2pi`


Therefore the arc length would be:  


`210/360* 2pi = (7pi)/6` or  3.67 units


A circle with a radius of 2 has a circumference of:


`C=2pi*2 = 4pi`


Therefore the arc length would be:


`210/360* 4pi = (7pi)/3` or 7.33 units


The radian measures are given respectively as:


`(7pi)/6` and `(7pi)/3` as previously found when calculating units.


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