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How long is the minute hand on a clock whose tip travels 15 cm from 1:15 to 1:30 to the nearest tenth?

 Apr 4, 2016
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The complete circumference is 2*pi*r where r is the length of the minute hand. 

 

One quarter of the circumference equals 15 cm  so:

 

2*pi*r/4 = 15

 

r = 2*15/pi   so r = 9.5 cm to 1dp

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 Apr 4, 2016

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