SOLUTION: My question is what is a Central Angle?

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Question 253893: My question is what is a Central Angle?
Found 3 solutions by stanbon, drk, richwmiller:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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It is an angle which has its vertex at the center of a circle.
Cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by drk(1908) About Me  (Show Source):
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On a coordinate plane, the central angle is the angle with vertex at the origin. It is often used in unit circles and trig questions.

Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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It is the angle at the center of a circle (like the hands of a clock)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_angle