Question 1 Report
An arc of length 10.8 cm subtends an angle of 1.2 radians at the centre of a circle. Calculate the radius of the circle.
In a circle, the length of an arc is given by:
l = rθ
where r is the radius of the circle, and θ is the angle subtended by the arc at the centre of the circle in radians.
In this question, we are given the length of the arc (l = 10.8 cm) and the angle subtended by the arc (θ = 1.2 radians). We can rearrange the formula above to solve for the radius r:
r = l/θ
Substituting the values given, we get:
r = 10.8/1.2 = 9
Therefore, the radius of the circle is 9 cm.
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