A circle with circumference PRETTY_C
has an arc with a
DEGREES^\circ
central angle.
What is the length of the arc?
NUMERATOR / DENOMINATOR * 2 * R
The ratio between the arc's central angle \pink{\theta}
and 360^\circ
is equal to the ratio between the arc length \red{s}
and the circle's circumference \blue{c}
.
\dfrac{\pink{\theta}}{360^\circ} = \dfrac{\red{s}}{\blue{c}}
\dfrac{\pink{DEGREES}^\circ}{360^\circ} = \dfrac{\red{s}}{\blue{PRETTY_C}}
fractionReduce(NUMERATOR, DENOMINATOR) = \dfrac{\red{s}}{PRETTY_C}
fractionReduce(NUMERATOR, DENOMINATOR) \times PRETTY_C = \red{s}
PRETTY_A = \red{s}
A circle has a radius of \blue{R}
. An arc in this circle has a central angle of
DEGREES^\circ
.
A
First, calculate the circumference of the circle.
\blue{c} = 2\pi r = 2\pi (\blue{R}) = PRETTY_C
A circle has a circumference of PRETTY_C
.
It has an arc of length PRETTY_A
.
What is the central angle of the arc, in degrees?
^\circ
The ratio between the arc's central angle \theta
and 360^\circ
is equal to the ratio between the arc length s
and the circle's circumference c
.
\dfrac{\pink{\theta}}{360^\circ} = \dfrac{\red{s}}{\blue{c}}
\dfrac{\pink{\theta}}{360^\circ} = \red{PRETTY_A} \div PRETTY_C
\dfrac{\pink{\theta}}{360^\circ} = fractionReduce(NUMERATOR, DENOMINATOR)
\pink{\theta} = fractionReduce(NUMERATOR, DENOMINATOR) \times 360^\circ
\pink{\theta} = DEGREES^\circ