document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1148933>Question 1148933</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Three curtain rods, each with diameter 6 cm, are bound together by a band, as illustrated. Find the length of the band, in cm. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Diagram: https://imgur.com/a/s4QHMXr </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The two radii where the band is tangent to a circle, are at an angle of 120 degrees.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are 2*3=6 radii where the band is not touching a circle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are 3*120 degrees or one full circle where the band reaches a circle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the radii are 3 cm, so that distance is 18 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The other distance is 6 pi, the circumference of one circle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The total distance is 18+6 pi or 36.85 cm or 37 cm. </SPAN>\n" );
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