If a round pizza is cut into twelve equal pieces through the center, what is the central angle of each piece?

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Kaylynn

11 February, 05:12

If a round pizza is cut into twelve equal pieces through the center, what is the central angle of each piece?

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Dean Turner · Answer 1

360/12 = ...

Step-by-step explanation:

The central angle is the angle of each slice at the center, and since they are equal pieces they will have the same angles and side lengths and everything.

Now, to solve this you just have to know two things, what is the angle for a full circle, and what happens if you strt cutting it.

So easy, there are 360 degrees in a circle. Now, what if you cut a circle in half, now there are two semicircles, and since you cut it in half the 360 gets cut in half to 180. Same if you cut it into 4 slices then 360/4.

So you want to find 360/12 to find the central angle of each piece.