TonyH941
TonyH941 TonyH941
  • 03-11-2017
  • Mathematics
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a minute-hand is 16 in long. Find the distance traveled by the tip of the minute-hand in one hour.

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musiclover10045
musiclover10045 musiclover10045
  • 03-11-2017

consider the length of the minute hand the radius of a circle

 the diameter would be 16*2 = 32 inches

 circumference ( distance around the circle) =

PI *32

using 3.14 for PI

3.14 *32 = 100.48 inches  Round the answer as needed

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mayormaynotbe
mayormaynotbe mayormaynotbe
  • 03-11-2017
Circumference = [tex]d \pi [/tex]

[tex]16 \pi = 50.27[/tex]

The minute-hand traveled 50 inches in one hour.
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