document.write( "Question 1148933: 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
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document.write( "The length of the band is three times the length of the 120 degrees arc of the circle of the radius of 3 cm \r\n" );
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document.write( "PLUS  3 times the distance between the centers of the rods.\r\n" );
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document.write( "In other words,  \r\n" );
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document.write( "    The length of the band = \"3%2A%281%2F3%29%2A2pi%2A3\" + 3*(2*3) = \"2pi%2A3\" + 3*6 = 2*3.14*3 + 3*6 = 36.84 cm  (approximately).   ANSWER\r\n" );
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