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5.1 Exercise 18

Avg difficulty 2.5

In central pivot irrigation, a large irrigation pipe on wheels rotates around a center point. A farmer has a central pivot system with a radius of 400 meters. If water restrictions only allow her to water 150 thousand square meters a day, what angle should she set the system to cover? Write the answer in radian measure to two decimal places.

OpenStax Precalculus 2e, 5.1 Angles, exercise 18

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