SOLUTION: The minute hand of a clock is 6 inches. How far does the minute hand travel in 20 minutes? What is the are swept out by the minute hand in 20 minutes? What equations do I use?
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Question 525769: The minute hand of a clock is 6 inches. How far does the minute hand travel in 20 minutes? What is the are swept out by the minute hand in 20 minutes? What equations do I use?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Is the question:
" How far does the END of the minute hand travel?"
If so, use the formula for the circumference with
radius = 6 in
This would be for 360 degrees, or 60 minutes for the minute hand.
distance in 20 minutes would be in
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The arc swept in 20 min is
degrees
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