A circle's center is at (2 ,1 ) and it passes through (3 ,7 ). What is the length of an arc covering (5pi ) /12 radians on the circle?

1 Answer
Jan 25, 2016

The arc length is l=(5pi)/12*sqrt(37)

Explanation:

First we have to calculate the length of the radius of the given circle.
The radius is equal to the distance between the given points:

r=|AB|=sqrt((3-2)^2+(7-1)^2)=sqrt(37)

Now to calculate the arc length we have to multiply the angle in radians by the radius of the circle:

l=(5pi)/12*sqrt(37)