document.write( "Question 533710: The minute hand of a clock is 7 inches long. How far does the tip move in 20 minutes? In class we are working on radians and pie. Thank you so much, I just need a refresher on how to find the answers on questions like these!So please explain how you got the answer you did. So I can apply your way to the rest of my hw. Thanks again. \n" ); document.write( "

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The minute hand of a clock is 7 inches long. How far does the tip move in 20 minutes? In class we are working on radians and pie. Thank you so much, I just need a refresher on how to find the answers on questions like these!So please explain how you got the answer you did. So I can apply your way to the rest of my hw.
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\n" ); document.write( "In one hour or 60 minutes the minute hand makes one revolution which in distance is equal to the circumference which is equal to 2π*radius=2π*7=14π.
\n" ); document.write( "However, in 20 minutes you only went 20/60 or 1/3 of a revolution in which the tip of the minute hand traveled 1/3 of the circumference=14π/3≈14.66 inches.
\n" ); document.write( "Calculations:
\n" ); document.write( "Circumference=2πr=2π*7≈43.98
\n" ); document.write( "1/3 of circumference=2π*7/3≈14.66 inches
\n" ); document.write( "ans: The tip of the minute hand moved ≈ 14.66 inches \n" ); document.write( "

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