\
Length of the arc is .
Area of the sector , where
is the radius of the circle and
is the central angle.
(a)
\Find the length of the outfield fence.
\From the figure :
\Radius is feet.
Central angle
Convert the angle from degrees to radians :
\ radians.
Consider .
Substitute and
in
.
Therefore, the length of the outfield fence is 334 feet.
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(b)
\Find the area of the warning track.
\Area of the warning track = total area area of the baseball field that doesnot include the fence area.
Area of the warning track .
Find the total area.
\Consider .
Substitute and
in
.
\
Find the area of the baseball field that doesnot include the fence area.
\Substitute and
in
.
\
Area of the warning track .
Therefore, the area of the warning track is 3423.5 square feet.
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(a) The length of the outfield fence is 334 feet.
\(b) The area of the warning track is 3423.5 square feet.