document.write( "Question 395514: At what time(s) between 5 and 6 o'clock will the hour and the minute hands be at right angles? \n" ); document.write( "
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We can assign 12:00 as 0 degrees, 1:00 as 30 degrees, etc.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If the time is 5 hours and x minutes after 5:00, then the angle formed by the minute hand is (x/60)(360) = 6x (degrees). For each minute after 5, the hour hand moves 1/2 degree, so the hour hand has an angle of 150 + x/2. The angle between them is 90 degrees, so\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"abs%28%28150+%2B+x%2F2%29+-+6x%29+=+90\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"abs%28150+-+11x%2F2%29+=+90\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"150+-+11x%2F2+=+90\" or \"150+-+11x%2F2+=+-90\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+120%2F11+=+10.909\" or \"x+=+480%2F11+=+43.636\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Therefore the angle between the hands is 90 at roughly 5:11 and 5:44.
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