SOLUTION: the minute hand of a clock is 9 inches long and moves from 6 a clock to 8 a clock. how far does the tip of the minute hand move? (HINT: the angle should be in radians)
a. 9.42 i
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a. 9.42 i
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Question 971391: the minute hand of a clock is 9 inches long and moves from 6 a clock to 8 a clock. how far does the tip of the minute hand move? (HINT: the angle should be in radians)
a. 9.42 inches
b. 8.92 inches
c. 10 inches
d. 10.01 inches Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source):
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The advantage to using radians for the angle measure is:
where r=radius, and = the angle in radians.
For a clock, since the complete circle is ,each hour is: =
There are two hours (6 o'clock to 8 o'clock) and the radius is 9 inched, so =
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ANSWER: The correct response is (a). 9.42 inches
