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How far does the minute hand move in fifteen minutes?
In fifteen minutes the minute hand of a clock will move 90 degrees, or three hour labels.
If Clock tower has a minute hand that is 14 feet long How far does the tip of the minute hand move in 10 minutes?
14ft, 7.8in.
How far do the hour hand move an hour?
The clock is divided into 12 hours. The hour hand moves 1/12th every hour. If the clock is likened to a circle of 360 degrees, each hour would represent 360 / 12 = 30 degrees.
How far does the hour hand move in one hour?
30 degrees, or 1/12 of a full circle30 degrees, or 1/12 of a full circle. How far this is, in normal units of distance like centimeters or inches, depends on the size of the clock, and would be 1/12 the circumference of the outer edge of the hour hand.
How far does the long hand travel in an hour?
The long hand makes one complete revolution around the clock in one hour. It travels 360 degrees in rotation, or 2 pi radians. The tip of the long hand travels 2 pi inches per inch of length of the hand. The center of the long hand ( pivot point) does not move at all, but travels 2 pi radians in rotation.
