SOLUTION: Temi’s analog clock, shown here, has an hour hand of length 9 in and a minute hand of length 15 in. When Temi’s clock strikes 3 o’clock, what is the length of the segment drawn fro
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Question 457873: Temi’s analog clock, shown here, has an hour hand of length 9 in and a minute hand of length 15 in. When Temi’s clock strikes 3 o’clock, what is the length of the segment drawn from the end of the minute hand to the end of the hour hand? Express your answer in simplest radical form.
Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
9^2+15^2=x^2
81+225=x2
x2=306
x=√306=3√34..
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