SOLUTION: Amy walked through an arc of 40 degrees along the rim of a circular swimming pool 40 feet in diameter. How far did she walk?
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: Amy walked through an arc of 40 degrees along the rim of a circular swimming pool 40 feet in diameter. How far did she walk?
This question is from textbook Advanced mathematics
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You can use proportions to solve this problem:
Where: x = the required distance along the circumference and C = the entire circumference. and D = 40 ft.
Using as an approximation.
feet.
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