Question

Tyler bought a wedge. He measured the arc length of the wedge to be 12 centimeters and the radius to be 8 centimeters. Priya bought a wedge that came from a circular cheese block with radius 9 centimeters. The block was cut into 6 congruent sectors. Whose wedge is larger? Explain or show your reasoning.

Answer 1

The wedge is an illustration of arc lengths, and Tyler's ledge is larger than Priya's wedge

How to determine the larger wedge?

From the question, the arc length of Tyler's wedge is:

L = 12 cm

For Priya's wedge, we have the following highlights:

Radius = 9 cm

Angle = 60 degrees i.e. the angle when a circle is divided into 6 sectors

Priya's arc length is then calculated as:

$L = \frac{\theta}{360} * 2\pi r$

This gives

$L = \frac{60}{360} * 2 * 3.14 * 9$

Evaluate

L = 9.42

By comparing the arc lengths 9.42 and 12 cm, we have 12 cm > 9.42 cm

Hence, Tyler's ledge is larger than Priya's wedge

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