Find the length of the arc for a circle with a radius of 7 yd and a central angle of 105degrees leave your answer in terms of pi

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To find the length of the arc of a circle given the radius and the central angle, you can use the formula:

\[ L = r \theta \]

where:

  • \( L \) is the length of the arc,
  • \( r \) is the radius of the circle, and
  • \( \theta \) is the central angle in radians.

First, we need to convert the central angle from degrees to radians. The conversion formula is:

\[ \text{radians} = \text{degrees} \times \frac{\pi}{180} \]

For an angle of 105 degrees:

\[ \theta = 105 \times \frac{\pi}{180} = \frac{105\pi}{180} = \frac{7\pi}{12} \]

Now that we have the angle in radians, we can substitute the radius and the angle into the arc length formula:

\[ L = 7 \times \frac{7\pi}{12} \]

Calculating this gives:

\[ L = \frac{49\pi}{12} \]

Thus, the length of the arc is:

\[ \frac{49\pi}{12} \text{ yards} \]

This is the answer in terms of \(\pi\).