SOLUTION: Find the area of the sector of a circle if r = 4 and the measure of the arc is 60°.

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Question 384025: Find the area of the sector of a circle if r = 4 and the measure of the arc is 60°.
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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The area of the whole circle is pi%2Ar%5E2 = 16pi. A 60-degree sector is 1/6 the area of the whole circle, so the area of the sector is 8pi/3.