The pendulum on a grandfather clock swings from side to side once every second. If the length of the pendulum is 4 feet and the angle through which it swings is 23°, how far does the tip of the pendulum travel in 1 second?

If the answer needs rounding, round it to three significant digits.

__________ feet

What will be an ideal response?


1.61

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