Problema Solution

A weather radar system cans a circular area of radius 50 miles. In one second, it scans a sector with central angle of 65 degrees. what area (to the nearest square mile) is scanned in that time?

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The total area of a circle with radius r = 50 mi.

A = r^2*pi

A = 50^2*pi

A = 2500pi

The area of a sector with central angle 65 degrees is:

(65/360)*2500pi = 1,418 mi^2

The area of the sector is 1,418 mi^2.