WAEC - Mathematics (2017 - No. 13)

An arc of a circle of radius 7.5cm is 7.5cm  long. Find, correct to the nearest degree, the angle which the arc subtends at the centre of the circle. [Take \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\)]
29\(^o\)
57\(^o\)
65\(^o\)
115\(^o\)

Explanation

lac = \(\frac{\theta}{360}\) x 2\(\pi\)r

7.5 = \(\frac{\theta}{360}\) x 2 x \(\frac{22}{7}\) x 7.5

7.5 = \(\frac{330\theta}{2520}\)

\(\theta\) = \(\frac{7.5}{0.1309}\)

\(\theta\) = 57.29

\(\theta\) = 57 \(^o\)

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