document.write( "Question 552827: \"The central angle pheta of a circle with radius 9 inches intercepts an arc of 20 inches. Find pheta to the nearest degree.\" Thats the problem word for word, any help is strongly appreciated. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #362415 by Edwin McCravy(20060) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "You must not have gotten to radian measure.\r\n" );
document.write( "See if this is the way you were taught.  It's the same answer.\r\n" );
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document.write( "s = ·r·q\r\n" );
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document.write( "20 = ·9·q\r\n" );
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document.write( "The 9 will divide into the 180 and give 20 on the bottom:\r\n" );
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document.write( "20 = ·q\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now we multiply both sides by 20\r\n" );
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document.write( "400 = p·q\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now we divide both sides by p\r\n" );
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document.write( " = q\r\n" );
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document.write( "127.3239545° = q\r\n" );
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document.write( "To the nearest degree is 127°.  Same as the other one I posted here.\r\n" );
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