SOLUTION: The hands of a clock form the same angle at various times of the day . for example , the angle formed at 2:00 is congruent to the angle formed at 10:00. if a clock has a diameter o

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Question 345480: The hands of a clock form the same angle at various times of the day . for example , the angle formed at 2:00 is congruent to the angle formed at 10:00. if a clock has a diameter of 1 foot , what is the distance along the edge of the clock from the minute hand the hour hand at 2:00 ?
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The circumference, C, =
given: ft
ft
The angle formed at 2 o'clock is
of a whole circle- this is (10 min)/(60 min)

This is about 3.14159/6 feet

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