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A minute hand of a clock is 13 inches long. Find the distance traveled by the tip of the minute hand in one hour.

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To find the distance the tip of the clock travelled, we can use the arc length formula, which is


d=2\pi r((\theta)/(360))

Where r represent the radius of the clock, and θ represents the angle of the arc.

A clock have 12 hours, and a circle has 360º. If we divide 360º by 12, we're going to find the angle the hand of the clock t

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