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Homework Statement
The formula for calculating the area of a curve in a polar graph is $$\large \rm \frac{1}{2}\int r^2~ d\theta $$ and is adapted from
$$\large \rm Area = \frac{1}{2}r^2\times \theta $$
But the formula to calculate the arc length is very different from $$\large \rm Length =\int r ~d\theta $$ which should've been adapted from $$\large \rm Length=r\times \theta $$ Why is the formula $$\large \rm Length =\int r ~d\theta $$ incorrect to calculate the arc length of a sector in a polar graph?