Juan is riding a circular ferris wheel that has a 64 foot radius. After boarding the ferris wheel, he traveled a distance of 68.8 feet along the arc before the Ferris wheel stopped for the next rider.  a) the angle that Juan swept along the arc had a measure of how many degrees?  b) the angle that Juan swept along the arc had a measure of how many radians?

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Problem 1RE: 1. Give the measures of the complement and the supplement of an angle measuring 35°.
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Juan is riding a circular ferris wheel that has a 64 foot radius. After boarding the ferris wheel, he traveled a distance of 68.8 feet along the arc before the Ferris wheel stopped for the next rider. 

a) the angle that Juan swept along the arc had a measure of how many degrees? 

b) the angle that Juan swept along the arc had a measure of how many radians?

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