arc length

Geometry Level 1

Arcs of same length in two circles subtend angles of 60 degree and 75 degree at the centre. Find the ratio of their radii.

3:5 7:6 5:4 7:4

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3 solutions

Rakshit Pandey
Jul 30, 2014

As we know that, l = r θ l=r\theta .
For Circle 1, l 1 = r 1 θ 1 E q . 1 l_1=r_1 \theta_1\rightarrow Eq.1
For Circle 2, l 2 = r 2 θ 2 E q . 2 l_2=r_2 \theta_2\rightarrow Eq.2
Dividing E q . 1 Eq.1 by E q . 2 Eq.2 , we get,
l 1 l 2 = r 1 θ 1 r 2 θ 2 \frac{l_1}{l_2} = \frac{r_1\theta_1}{r_2\theta_2}
r 1 r 2 = l 1 θ 2 l 2 θ 1 \Rightarrow \frac{r_1}{r_2}= \frac{l_1\theta_2}{l_2\theta_1}
Since, l 1 = l 2 l_1=l_2 ,
r 1 r 2 = θ 2 θ 1 \Rightarrow \frac{r_1}{r_2}= \frac{\theta_2}{\theta_1}
r 1 r 2 = 75 60 \Rightarrow \frac{r_1}{r_2}= \frac{75}{60}
So, r 1 r 2 = 5 4 \frac{r_1}{r_2}=\frac{5}{4}
Hence, r 1 : r 2 = 5 : 4 r_1:r_2=5:4 .

Since they have equal arc length, the ratio of their radii is the ratio of their central angles. We have

R r = 75 60 = 5 4 \dfrac{R}{r}=\dfrac{75}{60}=\dfrac{5}{4}

Prasad Nikam
Jul 24, 2014

Actually the answer should be 4:5.........As the angle 60 degree which is smaller is given earlier than the bigger one.....

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