The circular arc of a railroad curve has a chord of length 3100 ft. corresponding to a central angle 39 degrees(round your answer to two decimals) A) Draw a diagram that visuallyrepresents the sitiuation. Show the known quanitities on the diagram and use the variables r and s to represent the radius of the arcc and the length of the arc. B) Find the radius r of the circular arc C) Find the length s of the circular arc

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The circular arc of a railroad curve has a chord of length 3100 ft. corresponding to a central angle 39 degrees(round your answer to two decimals)

A) Draw a diagram that visuallyrepresents the sitiuation. Show the known quanitities on the diagram and use the variables r and s to represent the radius of the arcc and the length of the arc.

B) Find the radius r of the circular arc

C) Find the length s of the circular arc

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