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3.2 What is a radian? How many radians are there in a circumference? |
In
Physics, angles are not usually measured using the sexagesimal system
but in radians. The radian is the unit used according to the Système
International d'Unités. The radian is the
angle whose arc length
is equal to the radius.
The arc length corresponding
to the whole circumference is 2*pi*r How many radians will it have?
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