\( \def\dfrac#1#2{\displaystyle\frac{#1}{#2}} \def\solve#1{\begin{array}{rcl}#1\end{array} } \)

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Example: Determine the radius of a circle given an arc length of \(12\) cm is subtended by an angle of 3 radians.


Solution This solution follows right along the arc length formula: \(s=r\theta\), but this time we use the arc length to find the radius:

\[ \solve{12&=&r\times 3\\ 4&=&r }\]

Thus, the radius of this circle must be 4 centimeters.