Question:
The area of the sector of a circle of radius 10.5 cm is 69.3 cm2. Find the central angle of the sector.
Solution:
Given:
Area of the sector = 63 cm2
Radius = 10.5 cm
Now,
Area of the sector $=\frac{\pi r^{2} \theta}{360}$
$\Rightarrow 69.3=\frac{22}{7} \times 10.5 \times 10.5 \times \frac{\theta}{360}$
$\Rightarrow \theta=\frac{69.3 \times 7 \times 360}{22 \times 10.5 \times 10.5}$
$\Rightarrow \theta=72^{\circ}$
$\therefore$ Central angle of the sector $=72^{\circ}$