Practice Page
Directions: Read carefully! Do not assume diagrams are drawn to scale.

Radian Conversions:

1.
What is the radian measure of an angle containing 60º ?

Choose:
π/2
π/3
π/4
π/6

 

 

2.
What is the radian measure of the angle formed by the hands of a clock at 2:00 p.m.?

Choose:
π/2
π/3
π/4
π/6

 

 

3.
Convert 72º to radians.

Choose:
2π/5
3π/4
2π/3
3π/5

 

 

4.
Convert 2π/3 to degree measure.

Choose:
60º
120º
150º 200º

 

 

5.
Convert 2π/3 to degree measure.

Choose:
60º
120º
150º 200º

 

 

6.
A central angle of 4π/15 radians intercepts an arc whose degree measure is _____.

Choose:
48º
72º
96º
120º

 

Arc Length and Radians:

1.
A child pushes a playground merry-go-round so handle A moves to position B. The radius of the merry-go-round is 4.5 feet and the central angle has a radian measure of π/3.
Find the length of minor arc
arcab to the nearest tenth of a foot.
Choose:
4.5 feet
4.7 feet
5.0 feet
6.4 feet
length1a

 

 

2.
A horse on a lunge line travels in a circle around its trainer. The radius of the horse's circle is 24 feet. If the measure of the angle between location S and P on the circle is (counterclockwise) (7π)/9 radians.
Find the distance the horse travels on the circle from S to P in feet, to the nearest foot.

Choose:
24 feet
43 feet
48 feet
59 feet
length2

 

 

3.
A sprinkler head is equidistant from flower garden A and a small shrub B. The sprinkler waters in a circular pattern. If the length of minor arc arcab is 12 feet and the radius of the circle is 10 feet, find the measure of the central angle subtended by minor arc arcab in radian measure.

Choose:
0.8 radians
1.2 radians
1.6 radians
6.9 radians
length3

 

 

4.
A circular sprinkling system can be set to water only a sector of the circle. The radius of the sector is 20 feet and its central angle measures 1 radian. What is the length of the arc formed by this sector, in feet?

Choose:
60 feet
30 feet
20 feet
10 feet

 

 

5.
A circular pizza is divided into eight equal slices. The outer edge of the crust from one piece measures 5.5 inches.

a) What is the measure, in radians, of the central angle of one pizza slice?
Choose:
π/2
π/4
π/8
3π/4

b) What is the diameter of the pizza to the nearest inch?

Choose:
7 inches
9 inches
12 inches
14 inches



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