A piece of wire 20 cm long is bent into

Question:

A piece of wire 20 cm long is bent into the from of an arc of a circle, subtending an angle of 60° at its centre. Find the radius of the circle.

Solution:

Length of arc of circle = 20 cm

Here, $\quad$ central angle $\theta=60^{\circ}$

$\therefore$ Length of $\operatorname{arc}=\frac{\theta}{360^{\circ}} \times 2 \pi r$

$\Rightarrow$ $20=\frac{60^{\circ}}{360^{\circ}} \times 2 \pi r \Rightarrow \frac{20 \times 6}{2 \pi}=r$

$\therefore$ $r=\frac{60}{\pi} \mathrm{cm}$

Hence, the radius of circle is $\frac{60}{\pi} \mathrm{cm}$.

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