a.through how many radians does the minute hand of a clock turn from 1:25 to 1:50?
b.the minute hand is 4 inches long. how far does the tip travel from 1:25 to 1:50?
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by tatiyana on Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:57 pm
can someone help me understand these problems?...
a.through how many radians does the minute hand of a clock turn from 1:25 to 1:50?
b.the minute hand is 4 inches long. how far does the tip travel from 1:25 to 1:50?
a.through how many radians does the minute hand of a clock turn from 1:25 to 1:50?
b.the minute hand is 4 inches long. how far does the tip travel from 1:25 to 1:50?
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by stapel_eliz on Thu Sep 17, 2009 10:32 pm
This one works exactly like the other one:
a) Note that the five-minute markings divide the circle ("once around") into twelve sections. How many of those sections does the hand cover in going from the "5" to the "10"? How much of the circle ("once around") is this?
b) You've been given a radius and asked to find the arc length. So plug the radius and the angle you just found into the arc-length formula, and find the distance.
a) Note that the five-minute markings divide the circle ("once around") into twelve sections. How many of those sections does the hand cover in going from the "5" to the "10"? How much of the circle ("once around") is this?
b) You've been given a radius and asked to find the arc length. So plug the radius and the angle you just found into the arc-length formula, and find the distance.
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