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A piece of thread of length 21.4cm is used to form a sector of a...

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WAEC 2018

A piece of thread of length 21.4cm is used to form a sector of a circle of radius 4.2cm on a piece of cloth. Calculate, correct to the nearest degree, the angle of the sector. [Take \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\)]

  • A. 170\(^o\)
  • A. 192\(^o\)
  • B. 177\(^o\)
  • C. 182\(^o\)
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Correct Answer: Option B
Explanation

Length of arc, L = 21.4 - 2 x 4.2cm

= 21.4 - 8.4

= 13cm

But L = \(\frac{\theta}{360^o}\) x 2\(\pi r\)

i.e 13 = \(\frac{\theta}{360^o}\)  x 2 x \(\frac{22}{7}\) x 4.2

= 13 x 360\(^o\) x 7

= \(\theta\) x 2 x 22 x 4.2

\(\theta\) = \(\frac{13 \times 360^o \times 7}{44 \times 4.2}\)

= \(\approx\) 177.27\(^o\)

\(\approx\) 177\(^o\) (to the nearest degree)

 

 

 

 


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