document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=75247>Question 75247</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the area of a sector of a circle which has a diameter of 10 in, if the length of the arc is 10in? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #54015 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=54015\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the arc length is 10 in and the radius is 5 in (I took half of the 10 in diameter), we can use this to find the angle by using the arc length formula:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large S=r\theta\"> Where s is the arc length.   Plug in r=5 and S=10 to solve for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \theta\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 10=5\theta\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \theta=2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the angle is 2 radians. Now use this to find the area by using this formula:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large A=\frac{1}{2}r^2\theta\"> Plug in r=5 and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \theta=2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large A=\frac{1}{\not2}(10)^2(\not2)\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large A=100\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the area of the sector is 100 square inches </SPAN>\n" );
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