Question 8 from our text nectar in a sieve: " in my hand a small stone lingam, symbol of fertility." why did rukmani's mother give her a stone lingam? rukmani is believed to no longer be fertile and the lingam objectifies the ability to have children. the lingam is a medical herb that will rukmani's morning sickness. rukmani's mother loves lingam and finds it to be very beautiful. what is the authors purpose in including this view rukmani’s character? question 9 options: it is meant to highlight her connection with the land. it is meant to describe her ambivalence towards nature. it is meant to make her character less complex. it is meant to make her sympathetic in the eyes of readers.

x = central angle apc = measure of minor arc ac

the two angles x and 30 add to 180, so x+30 = 180 and x = 180-30 = 150. the measure of minor arc ac is 150 degrees.

what we need to do from here is find the circumference and then multiply it by x/360 since there are 360 degrees in a circle. in this case, x = 150, so x/360 = 150/360 = 15/36 = 5/12. the shortest distance along the curve from a to c is 5/12 of the distance around the entire circle (aka circumference)

c = circumference

c = pi*d

c = pi*24

c = 24pi

now multiply this by 5/12 to get

distance along minor arc ac = (5/12)*(circumference)

distance along minor arc ac = (5/12)*(24pi)

distance along minor arc ac = 10pi

the formula you can use is

l = (x/360)*pi*d

with

l = length of minor arc

x = central angle

d = diameter

which essentially is the steps we took though a bit differently.