A circular cake of radius rr is cut into 22 sectors. The areas of the sectors form an increasing arithmetic progression. The area of the eighth sector is twice the area of the smallest sector. Find, in terms of π\pi, the angle of the largest sector. [Area of Sector = 12r2θ\tfrac{1}{2} r^2 \theta where θ\theta is the angle of the sector]

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1. Establish a relationship between the area of the smallest sector and the common difference.

Let the area of the smallest sector be aa and the common difference of the arithmetic progression be dd.
Given that the area of the eighth sector is twice the area of the smallest sector:
A8=2A1A_8 = 2A_1
a+7d=2aa + 7d = 2a
a=7da = 7d

2. Set up an equation for the sum of all 22 sectors and solve for $d$.

The sum of the areas of all 22 sectors is the total area of the circular cake, which is πr2\pi r^2.
S22=222[2a+(22−1)d]=πr2S_{22} = \frac{22}{2}[2a + (22 - 1)d] = \pi r^2
11[2(7d)+21d]=πr211[2(7d) + 21d] = \pi r^2
11[14d+21d]=πr211[14d + 21d] = \pi r^2
11[35d]=πr211[35d] = \pi r^2
385d=πr2385d = \pi r^2
d=πr2385d = \frac{\pi r^2}{385}

3. Calculate the area of the largest sector ($A_{22}$).

The largest sector is the 22nd sector.
A22=a+21dA_{22} = a + 21d
A22=7d+21d=28dA_{22} = 7d + 21d = 28d
A22=28(πr2385)A_{22} = 28 \left( \frac{\pi r^2}{385} \right)
A22=455πr2A_{22} = \frac{4}{55} \pi r^2

4. Find the angle of the largest sector.

Let the angle of the largest sector be θ\theta.
Using the area of a sector formula:
12r2θ=455πr2\frac{1}{2} r^2 \theta = \frac{4}{55} \pi r^2
12θ=455π\frac{1}{2} \theta = \frac{4}{55} \pi
θ=8π55\theta = \frac{8\pi}{55}

Answer

8π55\frac{8\pi}{55}

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