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Question 378980: a ferris wheel has a radius of 80 feet. two particular cars are located such that the central angle between them is 165 degrees. to the nearest tenth, what is the measure of the intercepted arc between those two cars on the farris wheel?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a ferris wheel has a radius of 80 feet. two particular cars are located such
that the central angle between them is 165 degrees.
to the nearest tenth, what is the measure of the intercepted arc between those
two cars on the Ferris wheel?
:
Find the circumference, then find what fraction of that value, is the arc.
a =
a = 230.4 ft

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