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I have a candy cane that had a diameter of .5inches and height of 6.0". I want to wrap a stripe around the cane. I will wrap it 6 times. What is the length of the stripe? I know that the c=pi(d) however the stripe must travel up some distance..
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Question: I have a candy cane that had a diameter of .5inches and height of 6.0". I want to wrap a stripe around the cane. I will wrap it 6 times. What is the length of the stripe? I know that the c=pi(d) however the stripe must travel up some distance..
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A crude answer would be:
If you wrap it 6 times, you have 6 times the circumference.
That is 6 * pi * (0.5)
But a good answer would integrate the helical path.
This is the wrong department for that.
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