document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1206821>Question 1206821</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The minute-hand of a clock is 6 cm long. How far does the end of the hand travel in 35 minutes?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "We don't NEED to find the angle through which the minute hand rotates; that is unnecessary extra work.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The length of the minute hand (the radius of the circle) is 6cm.  In 1 hour (60 minutes) the minute hand make one full revolution, traveling a distance of 6*(2pi) = 12pi cm.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "35 minutes is 35/60 = 7/12 of an hour; in 35 minutes the distance the tip of the minute hand moves is (7/12)*12pi = 7pi cm.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 7pi cm<br><BR>\n" );
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