SOLUTION: Teddy watched a spider crawl through an arc of 54 degrees on a disc radius 10 in , how far did the spider crawl? thanks!

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Question 1153217: Teddy watched a spider crawl through an arc of 54 degrees on a disc radius 10 in , how far did the spider crawl? thanks!
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Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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The length of an arc, s, is given by:

s+=+r%2Atheta

where:
s = arc length
r = radius
theta = angle in radians

The radius of the disc is r+=+10in and the angle the spider crawled through is 54°. We need to convert the angle from degrees to radians.
There are pi radians in 180°, so we can set up a proportion to determine the angle theta in radians:

54%2F180=++theta+%2Fpi
54pi%2F180=++theta+
theta=0.9425+radians

s+=+10in%2A%280.9425+%29+=+9.43in+
how far did the spider crawl?
answer is: about 9.43in+

Answer by MathTherapy(10555) About Me  (Show Source):
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Teddy watched a spider crawl through an arc of 54 degrees on a disc radius 10 in , how far did the spider crawl? thanks!