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PostPosted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 9:59 pm    Post subject: Difference between length of arc and length of minor arc. Reply with quote
What is the difference between these two formulas? When do we use which?

Length of arc= (degree of arc/360)[(2)(pi)(radius)]

and

Length of minor arc = (2)(angle of arc)
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 12:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
i hope this shld fix the pblm

http://gmat.bellcurves.com/content/gmat_geometry/circles/gmat_circles_explained.php

This has some pblms too
http://regentsprep.org/Regents/math/geometry/GP15/indexGP15.htm
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