How much of a circle does a 100-degree angle turn through?

A. 1
B. 100/180
C. 50/360
D. 100/360

1 answer

To determine how much of a circle a 100-degree angle turns through, we can express the angle as a fraction of the total degrees in a circle. A full circle has 360 degrees.

The fraction of the circle that a 100-degree angle represents is:

\[ \frac{100}{360} \]

Now, let's simplify this fraction:

\[ \frac{100}{360} = \frac{10}{36} = \frac{5}{18} \]

So, the 100-degree angle turns through \(\frac{100}{360}\) of a circle.

From the options given, the correct answer is:

D. 100/360