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1 March, 23:32

The minute hand of a clock is 8 inches long and moves from 12 to 8 o'clock. How far does the tip of the minute hand move?

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  1. 2 March, 00:06
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    if the minute hand is 8 inches long, it shows the radius of the circle of the clock.

    thus, the circumference of the circle (boundary) = 2πr

    = 2X 3.14 X 8 (wherein, r = radius = 8; π = 22/7 or 3.14)

    = 50.27 inches.

    The length between each two consecutive no. s on the clock = 50.27/12 = 4.19

    Thus, the length moved n=by the tip of the minute hand = 4.19X8

    = 33.44 inches

    Hope that this would be correct.
  2. 2 March, 00:36
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    The minute hand is like an eight inch radius of a circle, whose circumference would equal 2 * PI * 8 = 50.265 inches. By moving to 8 o'clock, it travels 2/3 of the circumference or 50.265 * 2/3 = 33.510 inches
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