A circle has a chord that goes from #( 5 pi)/3 # to #(17 pi) / 12 # radians on the circle. If the area of the circle is #18 pi #, what is the length of the chord?
1 Answer
Oct 13, 2016
The length of the chord is
Explanation:
We can compute the radius, given the area of the circle:
Compute the angle:
We can compute the length of the chord, c, using the Law of Cosines:
#c^2 = a^2 + b^2 - 2(a)(b)cos(theta)
where