Arc Length and Sector Area Word Problems

Alison is jogging on a circular track that has a radius of 140 feet.  She runs along the track from point R to point N, a distance of 230 feet. Find to the nearest degree, the measure of minor arc RN.

• 47

• 74

• 94

• 123

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Find the arc length.  Leave your answer in terms of π.

• 7/4π

• 7/2π

• 1/8π

• 45π

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Find the area of the dark blue sector shown at the left.  The radius of the circle is 4 units and the length of the arc (the curved edge of the sector) measures 7.85 units.  Express answer to thenearest tenth of a square unit.

• 0.3 square units

• 15.7 square units

• 19.7 square units

• 50.3 square units

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Find the area of the shaded sector of circle O.  The radius is 6 inches and the central angle is 100°.  Express answer to the nearest tenth of a square inch.

• 9.2 sq. in.

• 10.5 sq. in.

• 31.4 sq. in.

• 38.2 sq. in.

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The diagram shows a sector of a circle of radius 4 units, formed from an angle of size 135°.

Find the length of the arc rounded to two decimal places.

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

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Match the answers to the following problems.

• Problem 3

• Problem 2

• Problem 4

• Problem 1

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The distance along an arc measured in linear units.

• area of a sector

• arc length

• arc of a circle

• sector of a circle

A region bounded by two radii of the circle and their intercepted arc is a ....

• arc of a circle

• arc length of a circle

• sector of a circle

• segment of a circle

Find the arc length.  Leave your answer in terms of π.

• 7/4π

• 7/2π

• 1/8π

• 45π

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Find the length of the bold arc.Leave pi in your answer.

• 5688π ft

• 15.8π ft

• 150.4π ft

• 54,150 ft

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