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Mohit Kumar

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· 1 Months ago

the circumference should be 2r+2pir

Question:
If a wire of 20 cm long is bent in to an arc of a circle subtending an angle of 90o at the center, then the radius of the circle (in cm.) is:
Options:
A) \(\cfrac{30}{π}\) cm
B) \(\cfrac{40}{π}\) cm
C) \(\cfrac{50}{\pi}\) cm
D) None of these
Solution:
Ans: (b) Circumference of arc


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· 1 Months ago

Dear Student,
The given answer is correct.
Please refer given solution,

The formula the arc measure is:
arc length = 2πR (C/360)

where:
C is the central angle of the arc in degrees
R is the radius of the arc

Put arc lenght on LHS = 20 , C =90 , now calculate R.

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