Question 18
EasyOriginal questionA curved garden border is an arc of a circle of radius 35 m, and the arc makes an angle of 72° at the centre. How long is the border? Take .
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CorrectNot quiteAnswer B
Correct answer: B
Explanation
Arc length = .
= m.
Worth noting
22 m uses πr instead of 2πr. 770 comes from the sector-area formula, and it would be square metres, not metres.
- Concept
- Arc length of a sector
- Typical timeTypical
- 40 s
- Your timeYours
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