SOLUTION: A circle has a radius of 3 feet and a central angle DEF that measures 60 degrees. What is the length of the intercepted arc DF? Use 3.14 for pi and round your answer to the nearest

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Question 967168: A circle has a radius of 3 feet and a central angle DEF that measures 60 degrees. What is the length of the intercepted arc DF? Use 3.14 for pi and round your answer to the nearest tenth
Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
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60 degrees/360 degrees=1/6 The length of the arc is 1/6 the length (circumference) of the circle:
1%2F6%28pi%29%28diameter%29=length of arc
%281%2F6%29%283.14%29%286+feet%29=length of arc
3.14feet=length of arc Round to tenth.
ANSWER: The length of the arc is 3.1 feet.