Asked by maths-lover

the minute hand of a clock is 8.8cm.what distance,correct to one decimal place would it rotate in 35 minutes 25second? take pi=22/7
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Answered by Steve
since 1 hour is 60 minutes,

35'25" = 0.59 of a complete circle.

the circumference is 2pi*r, so the distance traveled is

2pi*8.8*0.59 = 32.64 cm