Q. Acircle with area 36π has a sector with a central angle of 48∘. What is the area of the sector?Choose 1 answer:(A) 245π(B) 2701π(C) 270π(D) 524π
Identify Formula: Identify the formula to calculate the area of a sector of a circle.The area of a sector is given by the formula: (360central angle)×π×r2, where r is the radius of the circle.
Find Radius: Find the radius of the circle using the area of the circle.The area of the circle is given as 36π, and the formula for the area of a circle is π∗r2. We can set up the equation 36π=π∗r2 and solve for r.36π=π∗r2r2=36r=36r=6
Calculate Sector Area: Calculate the area of the sector using the radius and the central angle.Now that we know the radius r=6 and the central angle 48 degrees, we can use the sector area formula:(sector area)=36048×π×(6)2(sector area)=36048×π×36(sector area)=304×π×36(sector area)=152×π×36(sector area)=152×36×π(sector area)=1572×π(sector area)=4.8×π
Simplify Area: Simplify the sector area to match one of the given answer choices.(sector area)=4.8×πThis does not match any of the answer choices exactly, but we can convert it to a fraction:(sector area)=(524)×πThis matches answer choice (D).
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