Radius And Arc Length To Angle Converter

Calculate an angle from a radius and arc length. The radius and arc length must use the same length unit.








Conversion Table (radius = 2)

RadiusArc LengthAngleUnit
200.000000degrees
21.57079632679489745.000000degrees
23.14159265358979390.000000degrees
26.283185307179586180.000000degrees

How This Converter Works

Calculates an angle from a positive radius and nonnegative arc length measured in the same length unit. The angle output unit is selectable: radians, degrees, gradians, or turns. There is no maximum arc length/angle. Blank fields clear output, invalid values show Invalid input, and output has six decimals.

Formula or rule

angleRadians = arcLength / radius; degrees = radians * 180/pi; gradians = radians * 200/pi; turns = radians/(2*pi)

Example

Input
Radius 2; arc length pi length units; degrees selected
Calculation
pi / 2 = pi/2 radians; (pi/2) * 180 / pi
Result
90.000000 degrees