the minute hand of a clock is 7 centimetre long calculate the distance covered and the displacement of minute hand of a clock from 9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
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Kogiven, Minute hand=7 cm since the clock is a circle and the minute hand will be the radius therefore,C= 2×22/7×7 =44 cm there fore the distance of from 9 am to 9 30 am will be Total distance - distance in 15 min 44 - 1/4 ×44(as 15 min is 1/4 of 60 min) 44 - 11 33 cm Now displacement = shortest distance join 9 am and 9 30am it will make a right angled triangle there fore, displacement = =9.8 cm
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Minute hand=7 cm
since the clock is a circle and the minute hand will be the radius
therefore,C= 2×22/7×7
=44 cm
there fore the distance of from 9 am to 9 30
am will be
Total distance - distance in 15 min
44 - 1/4 ×44(as 15 min is 1/4 of 60 min)
44 - 11
33 cm
Now displacement = shortest distance
join 9 am and 9 30am it will make a right angled triangle
there fore, displacement =
=9.8 cm