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Check whether the following statement is true or false. Justify your answer.
If the length of an arc of a circle of radius r is equal to that of an arc of a circle of radius 2r, then the angle of the corresponding sector of the first circle is double the angle of the corresponding sector of the other circle.

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We know that,

Arc length = θ360\dfrac{\theta}{360} × 2πr

Let L1 and L2 be the arc length of first circle and second circle and θ1 and θ2 be the central angle of the sector for the first circle and second circle respectively.

Arc length for first circle (L1) = θ1360°\dfrac{\theta_1}{360°} × 2πr

Arc length for second circle (L2) = θ2360°\dfrac{\theta_2}{360}° × 2π(2r)

L2 = θ2360°\dfrac{\theta_2}{360°} × 4πr

According to question :

L1 = L2

θ1360°×2πr=θ2360°\dfrac{\theta1}{360°} × 2πr = \dfrac{\theta2}{360°} × 4πr

1 = 4θ2

θ1 = 2θ2

∴ Angle of the corresponding sector of the first circle is double the angle of the corresponding sector of the other circle.

Hence, the statement is True.

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