Geometry Puzzle: The Size of an Arc (VIDEO!)

Here is a cute geometry puzzle: Imagine you are an archeologist and have come across just a small section of a rim of an ancient wheel. What size wheel did it come from?

This is a great puzzle to give to geometry students too. Hand out a picture of an arc of a circle and ask if is possible to find the measure of that arc using only basic tools – and them have students actually do it.

This video reveals all.

Measure of an arc

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