Yefim S. answered • 02/27/21
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Distance is length of arc s = ωr = 2π/60·50·12 feet = 62.832 feet
Miliam E.
I realized where I was wrong, I assumed a clock hade 720 minutes, but it is just 60 minutes, so I had a twelfth of the answer :)
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05/27/21
Miliam E.
Hello Yerfim! I do not doubt that you are correct, but can you please tell me what was wrong in my calculations? I said that the radius of the clock was 12 feet due to the pointer being twelve, I then calculated the circumfrence, then I divided it by 720 (the amount of minutes in twelve hours) and multiplied by 50 to get the distance covered in fifty minutes, but I got 5.23 feet. Thank you in advance. Sincerely, Miliam05/27/21