The perimeter of a sector which is 2/3 of a circle is 260cm find its radius

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41.99 cm\text{41.99 cm}

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  1. Define the perimeter of a sector.

    The perimeter of a sector is the sum of the lengths of its two radii and its arc length.
    Let rr be the radius of the circle.
    Let LL be the arc length of the sector.
    The perimeter P=2r+LP = 2r + L.

  2. Calculate the arc length of the sector.

    The sector is 23\frac{2}{3} of a circle.
    The circumference of a full circle is C=2πrC = 2\pi r.
    The arc length LL of the sector is 23\frac{2}{3} of the circumference:

    L=23(2πr)=4πr3L = \frac{2}{3} (2\pi r) = \frac{4\pi r}{3}
  3. Set up the equation for the perimeter.

    We are given that the perimeter P=260P = 260 cm. Substitute this and the expression for LL into the perimeter formula:

    260=2r+4πr3260 = 2r + \frac{4\pi r}{3}
  4. Solve for the radius rr.

    Factor out rr from the right side of the equation:

    260=r(2+4π3)260 = r \left(2 + \frac{4\pi}{3}\right)

    Find a common denominator for the terms inside the parenthesis:

    260=r(63+4π3)260 = r \left(\frac{6}{3} + \frac{4\pi}{3}\right) 260=r(6+4π3)260 = r \left(\frac{6 + 4\pi}{3}\right)

    Now, isolate rr:

    r=260×36+4πr = \frac{260 \times 3}{6 + 4\pi} r=7806+4πr = \frac{780}{6 + 4\pi}

    We can factor out 2 from the denominator:

    r=7802(3+2π)r = \frac{780}{2(3 + 2\pi)} r=3903+2πr = \frac{390}{3 + 2\pi}

    Now, substitute the approximate value of π≈3.14159\pi \approx 3.14159:

    r=3903+2(3.14159)r = \frac{390}{3 + 2(3.14159)} r=3903+6.28318r = \frac{390}{3 + 6.28318} r=3909.28318r = \frac{390}{9.28318} r≈41.990r \approx 41.990

    Rounding to two decimal places, the radius is 41.99 cm.

    The radius of the sector is 41.99 cm\text{41.99 cm}.

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