SOLUTION: if the hand of the clock is 10 cm long how far will it move within 1 hour

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Question 626224: if the hand of the clock is 10 cm long how far will it move within 1 hour
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, Edwin McCravy:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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if the hand of the clock is 10 cm long how far will it move within 1 hour
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Do it like this one:
the hand of the clock is 2 cm how far will it move within 1 hour
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1 hour = 1/12 of a revolution = 30 degs, or pi/6 radians.
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Arc length = r*angle
= 2*(pi/6) cm
= pi/3 cm
=~ 1.047 cm

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055) About Me  (Show Source):
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You didn't tell us whether the hand is an hour hand, minute hand or second
hand.

If it is the hour hand you're talking about, the tip sweeps out 1 circumference
of the circle it travels through in 1 hour.  The formula for the circumference
of a circle is C = 2pr = 2(3.14)(10) = 62.8 cm.

If it is the minute hand, it sweeps through 60 times as many circumferences
as it would if it were the hour hand or 60·62.8 = 3768 cm or 37.68 meters.

If it is the second hand, it sweeps through 60 times as many circumferences
as it would if it were the minute hand or 60·37.68 = 2260.8 meters, or
2.2608 km. a little less than a mile and a half.

Edwin