An arc of a circle is 3πm long, and it subtends an angle of 72° at the center of the circle. Find the radius of the circle.


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Using the arc length equation [tex] \frac{angle measure}{360} [/tex] x 2πr, you can solve for the radius. So, the radius of the circle is 7.5m. 

The radius of the circle is 7.5 m

From the question,

We are to determine the value of the radius of the circle

Using the formula

[tex]l = \frac{\theta}{360 ^\circ} \times 2\pi r[/tex]

Where

[tex]l[/tex] is the length of arc

θ is the angle subtended

and r is the radius

From the given information,

[tex]l = 3\pi \ m[/tex]

[tex]\theta = 72^\circ[/tex]

Putting the parameters into the equation, we get

[tex]3\pi = \frac{72^\circ}{360^\circ}\times 2\pi r[/tex]

This becomes

[tex]3 = \frac{1}{5}\times 2r[/tex]

Therefore,

[tex]2r = 15[/tex]

[tex]r = \frac{15}{2}[/tex]

[tex]r = 7.5 \ m[/tex]

Hence, the radius of the circle is 7.5 m

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