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Geometry and Trigonometry practice question

A circle has radius 6. What is the length of the arc intercepted by a central angle of 60°?

  1. A. Correct
  2. B.
  3. C. 12π
  4. D. π

Answer: A. 2π

The whole circumference is 2π(6) = 12π. A 60° central angle is 60/360 = 1/6 of the circle, so the arc is (1/6)(12π) = 2π.

Why the other answers are wrong

B.
6π is half the circumference, which would be a 180° arc. 60° is only one sixth.
C. 12π
12π is the entire circumference — the full 360°. The arc is just the 60° part.
D. π
π is 1/12 of the circumference, which would be a 30° arc. 60/360 is 1/6, not 1/12.

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