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Question 871344: Hi can someone please help me out on this?
The diameter of a clock’s face is 6 inches. Find the length of the minor arc formed by the hands of the clock at 4:00. Round to the nearest hundredth.
Thanks a lot!

Found 2 solutions by mananth, ankor@dixie-net.com:
Answer by mananth(16946)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
diameter = 6 "
r=3"
2pir is the circumference
2*3*pi
6pi
Central angle at 4 .00 is 60 degrees
length of arc =

=pi
3.142 inches

Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The diameter of a clock’s face is 6 inches.
Find the length of the minor arc formed by the hands of the clock at 4:00.
Round to the nearest hundredth.
:
Find what portion of 360 degrees is 4 o'clock: 4/12 = 1/3
Find the circumference of the clock
C = = 18.85 inchec
* 18.85 = 6.28 inches is the arc formed between the hands at 4 o'clock

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