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14 September, 15:40

A town clock has a minute hand that is 1.5 meters long and an hour hand that is 1.2 meters long. What is the approximate distance in meters between the ends of the hands at 9 o'clock? A. 2.3 B. 1.9 C. 0.9 D. 0.3

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  1. 14 September, 16:00
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    The answer is B) 1.9 you need to use Pythagoras where a^2+b^2=c^2, so at 9 o'clock it will make a right angle triangle so the square root of 1.5^2+1.2^2 is 1.92093 ... rounded it is 1.9
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