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Arc Length

GCSE Version to A-Level Version
  • In GCSE we used the equation \(l=\frac{\theta}{360}\times2\pi r\)
  • Now we are using radians, so this becomes \(l=\frac{\theta}{2\pi}\times2\pi r\)
  • The \(2\pi\) can cancel and we are left with \(l=\theta r\), where \(\theta\) is measured in radians.
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