Imagine a sector of a circle called AOB. With center O and radius rcm. The angle AOB is R in radians. The area of the sector is 11cm². Given the perimeter of the sector is 4 time the length of the arc AB. Find r.

11 = 1/2 r2RAB = x = rRr + r + x = 4x2r = 3rRR = 2/3r²R = 22r² = 33r = √33

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