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 May 18th, 2017, 03:57 PM #1 Member   Joined: Mar 2017 From: Tasmania Posts: 36 Thanks: 2 Area of segment In a circle, a sector subtends at an angle of 1 radian at the centre, If the are if the segment is 8cm^2 find its perimeter. I understand that 1 radian = 57 degrees But where do I go next?
May 18th, 2017, 04:21 PM   #2
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 Originally Posted by Posher I understand that 1 radian = 57 degrees
In math we never write an equal sign unless two things are equal. This will keep you from many mistakes

$2 \pi$ radians = $360$ degrees, therefore $1$ radian = $\frac{360}{2\pi} = \frac{180}{\pi} \approx 57.2957795130823$ degrees.

If you are doing a practical calculation, your estimate is handy to know. But they're not equal.

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 May 18th, 2017, 04:22 PM #3 Global Moderator     Joined: Oct 2008 From: London, Ontario, Canada - The Forest City Posts: 7,541 Thanks: 920 Math Focus: Elementary mathematics and beyond We have a sector of area $8\,\text{cm}^2$ and a section of arc subtended by 1 radian. The ratio of the sector to the area of the circle is equal to the ratio of the subtended arc to the measure of the circumference of the circle. $$\frac{8}{\pi r^2}=\frac{1}{2\pi}\implies r=4$$ As the length of arc subtended by 1 radian is equivalent to the radius of the circle and $3r=12$, the perimeter of the sector is $12\text{ cm}$. Last edited by greg1313; May 21st, 2017 at 09:49 AM.
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