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The length of an arc of a circle is one-eighth the circumference of the circle.Find the angle subtended by this arc at the centre if the radius of the circle is 14cm​

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Given:

The radius of the circle is 14 cm.

The length of an arc of a circle is one-eighth the circumference of the circle.

To find:

The angle subtended by this arc at the center.

Solution:

Formula for arc length is:

[tex]s=2\pi r\times \dfrac{\theta }{360^\circ}[/tex]           ...(i)

Where, r is the radius and [tex]\theta [/tex] is the central angle.

The length of an arc of a circle is one-eighth the circumference of the circle.

[tex]s=\dfrac{1}{8}(2\pi r)[/tex]            ...(ii)

Where, [tex]2\pi r[/tex] is the circumference of the circle.

Using (i) and (ii), we get

[tex]2\pi r\times \dfrac{\theta }{360^\circ}=\dfrac{1}{8}(2\pi r)[/tex]

[tex]\dfrac{\theta }{360^\circ}=\dfrac{1}{8}[/tex]

[tex]\theta =\dfrac{360^\circ}{8}[/tex]

[tex]\theta =45^\circ[/tex]

Therefore, the central angle is 45 degrees.