Posted by tim on Monday, February 20, 2012 at 5:52pm.
the radian angle for 16 minutes
= (16/60)(2π) = 8π/15 radians
arclength = rŲ
= 6(8π/15) = 16π/5 inches or 10.053 inches
or
one circumference = 2π(6) = 12π
so the fraction of rotation = 16/60
distance covered = (16/60)(12π = 16π/5
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