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Pre-Calculus Section 4.1 Worksheet

Arc Length and Area; Linear and Angle Velocity

For #1-5, find the length of the arc on a circle of radius r intercepted by a central angle .

1. Radius: r = 14 ft. Central Angle:

2. Radius: r = 9 in. Central Angle:

3. Radius: r = 27 meters Central Angle:

4. Radius: r = 12 cm. Central Angle:

5. Radius: r = 2 miles Central Angle:

For #6-10, find the missing piece of information in the table:

Radius Central Angle Arc Length
#6 15 inches 8 inches

#7 80 kilometers 160 kilometers

#8 36 feet

#9 3 meters

#10 82 miles

11. Find the area of the given sector.

12. Find the area of the given sector.

13. The circular blade on a saw has a diameter of 7.25 inches and rotates at 4800 revolutions per
minute.
a) Find the angular speed of the blade in radians per second.

b) Find the linear speed of the saw teeth (in feet per second) as they contact the wood being cut.

14. A DVD is approximately 12 cm. in diameter. The drive motor of the DVD player is
controlled to rotate precisely between 200 and 500 revolutions per minute, depending on what
track is being read.
a) Find an interval for the angular speed of a disc as it rotates.

b) Find the linear speed of a point on the outermost track as the disc rotates.

15. The “Tilt-a-Whirl” ride at Lagoon is a ride that spins in a circle around a fixed center. Each
seat on the ride fits 3. The most inner person sits 10 feet away from the center. The most outer
person sits 12.5 feet from the center. The ride is 3 minutes long, you make 100 complete turns
throughout the ride. If you take the inner spot and your friend takes the outer spot, calculate the
two angular velocities (in radians per hour) and the two linear velocities (in miles per hour).

16. A bug is sitting on the very tip of the second hand on a clock. The second hand on this clock
is 6 inches long. Find the angular velocity (in radians per second) and linear velocity (in ft/sec)
of the bug.

For #17-19, answer each questions as true or false. Explain your answer.
17. A degree is a larger unit than a radian.
18. An angle that measures -1260 lies in the 3rd quadrant.
19. The angles of a triangle can have the radian measures , , and .

20. A fan motor runs at a given angular speed. How does the angular speed of the tips of the
blades change if a fan or greater diameter is installed on the motor? Explain.