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9 July, 23:01

The hour hand on a clock is 4 cm long, and the minute hand is 10 cm long. What is the exact distance between the tips of the hands at 10 o'clock?

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  1. 10 July, 02:55
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    2 sqrt (19)

    Step-by-step explanation:

    We know that the angle between the two hands

    360 / 12 * 2 = 60 degrees

    We divide by 12 because there are 12 number and multiply by 2 because there are 2 number between 10 and 12

    This is a triangle where we know 2 sides and the angle between them.

    We can use the law of cosines to determine the third side

    c^2 = a^2 + b^2 - 2abcosC

    Where C is the angle between sides a and b

    a = 4 and b = 10 C = 60 and we are looking for side c

    c^2 = 4^2 + 10^2 - 2*4*10 cos60

    c^2 = 16+100 - 80cos 60

    c^2 = 76

    Take the square root of each side

    sqrt (c^2) = sqrt (76)

    c = sqrt (76)

    c = sqrt (4) sqrt (19)

    c = 2 sqrt (19)
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