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Angular Distance

The angular distance traveled around a Circle is the number of Radians the path subtends,

\begin{displaymath}
\theta \equiv {\ell \over {2\pi r}} 2 \pi = {\ell \over r}.
\end{displaymath}

See also Angular Acceleration, Angular Velocity




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1999-05-25