document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=522730>Question 522730</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The minute hand of a clock is 11 inches long. How far does the tip of the minute hand move in 25 minutes? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The distance, S, that the hand moves is the length of the arc:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S = R*<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=theta ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"theta\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where R = the radius and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=theta ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"theta\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = the angle in radians<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=theta ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"theta\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 25/60*360 deg * <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2Api ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2Api\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > rad/360 deg = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2Api%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2Api%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Given: R = 11 in.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore the distance, S = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2Api%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2Api%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >*11 = 28.8 in. </SPAN>\n" );
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