document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=984819>Question 984819</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the minute hand of a clock is 6 inches long and moves from 3 o'clock to 5 o'clock. how far does the tip of the minute hand move? express your answer round to the decimal places.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #605640 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=605640\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3 to 5 o'clock is 1/6 of a circle with radius 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Perimeter is 2*pi*r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Distance is (2/6)*pi*r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That is 5.2360 inches.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It is a little more than the radius, which makes sense, since a radian is about 57 degrees, and this arc is 60 degrees. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );