A circle has a center at #(3 ,5 )# and passes through #(0 ,2 )#. What is the length of an arc covering #(3pi ) /4 # radians on the circle?

1 Answer
Mar 10, 2016

#l_a=9/4sqrt2pi#.

Explanation:

The radius of the circle with center in #C(3,5)# that passes through #A(0,2)# is the distance between the two points:

#r=sqrt((x_A-x_C)^2+(y_A-y_C)^2)=#

#=sqrt((0-3)^2+(2-5)^2)=sqrt(9+9)=sqrt(2*9)=3sqrt2#.

The angle at the center of a circle is, obviously, #2pi#, so the angle of #3/4pi# is: #(3/4pi)/(2pi)=3/8# of the whole circle.

Since the lenght of a circle is: #l_c=2pir=2pi*3sqrt2=6sqrt2pi#, then the lenght of the arc is:

#l_a=6sqrt2pi*3/8=9/4sqrt2pi#.