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    CIRCLES & VOLUME 41

    Circumference, Arc Length, and Radians

     The circumference 𝐶 of a circle with a radius 𝑟 and diameter 𝑑 = 2𝑟 is found with the following equation:
    𝐶 = 2𝜋𝑟 or 𝐶 = 𝜋𝑑

     For an angle measuring 1 radian, the length of the intercepted arc is equal to the radius, by definition.

    𝑟 𝑟

    ad
    1r
    𝑟

    The number of radians of angle measure is defined as the number of radiuses in intercepted arc length,
    so if we know how many radians a central angle measures, we know how many radiuses the intercepted arc
    measures, and if we know how many radiuses long an arc measures, we know the measure in radians of the
    central angle that intercepts that arc.
     There are 360∘ in a circle, and there are 2𝜋 radians in a circle, so we can use the following proportion when we
    want to convert between the degrees and radians:
    degrees 360∘ degrees 180∘
    = or, equivalently =
    radians 2𝜋 rad radians 𝜋 rad

    180 𝜋
    This gives: degrees = radians and radians = degrees
    ( 𝜋 ) ( 180 )

     Radians of angle produce radiuses of arc length. Therefore, the formula for the length 𝐿 of an arc of a circle
    with radius 𝑟 intercepted by a central angle 𝜃 (measured in radians) is given by
    𝐿 = 𝑟𝜃

    If you are given a central angle measure in radians, do not convert this angle to degrees to calculate the
    intercepted arc length.
     If you are given the measurement of the central angle in degrees, you can calculate the intercepted arc length by
    converting the angle from degrees to radians or you can find the arc’s fraction of the whole circumference by
    using a proportion.
    𝑥
    Since there are 360∘ in a circle, the fraction of the circle that is marked by a central angle measuring 𝑥∘ is .
    ∘
    360
    The ratio of the arc length 𝐿 to the whole circumference 𝐶 is equal to the ratio of the central angle to 360 .
    𝐿 𝑥 𝑥
    = solving for 𝐿 𝐿= 𝐶
    𝐶 360 360
    If you are not given the circumference, but you do know the radius, you can use the circumference formula and
    substitute 2𝜋𝑟 for 𝐶 to end up with the formula
    𝑥
    𝐿= (2𝜋𝑟)
    360

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