SOLUTION: the minute hand on a clock tower has a length of 3.5 feet. How far will the tip of the minute hand travel in 5 minutes?
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Question 607994: the minute hand on a clock tower has a length of 3.5 feet. How far will the tip of the minute hand travel in 5 minutes? Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! the minute hand on a clock tower has a length of 3.5 feet. How far will the tip of the minute hand travel in 5 minutes?
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The tip of the minute hand moves in a circle of radius 3.5 feet.
The circumference of that circle is:
2r(pi)
2(3.5)(3.14)
21.98 feet
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In 5 minutes, the tip will travel:
5/60 * 21.98
1/12 * 21.98
21.98/12
1.832 feet
