A sector in a circle of radius 8.1 m has an area of 53.5 m^2. The central angle in a sector must be _____o. Round to one decimal place.

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Hint:
a sector is a pie-piece, similar to a slice of pizza.

The area of a sector of a given radius is proportional to the central angle.

Area of Sector
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Area of circle

central angle
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360°
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