document.write( "Question 890669: pls help me to answer: find the angle of the clock between 1:48 am \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #539142 by josmiceli(19441)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Since both the minute hand and the our hand are \n" ); document.write( "moving all the time, their rates of motion have to \n" ); document.write( "be taking into account. \n" ); document.write( "------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "One full circle is \n" ); document.write( "The circular rate of motion of the minute hand is \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "------------------- \n" ); document.write( "The circular rate of motion of the hour hand is \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "-------------------- \n" ); document.write( "At 1 AM, the fraction of the circle between the hands is \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "--------------------- \n" ); document.write( "While the minute hand goes from the 12 position to \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "--------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Since the hour hand travels at \n" ); document.write( "the rate of the minute hand, \n" ); document.write( "It's angle traveled is: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "------------------------------ \n" ); document.write( "The angle between the hand, in terms of a full hour is: \n" ); document.write( "( minus the initial gap ) + ( how far the minute hand goes ) - ( minus how far the hour hand goes ) \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "This is 49 minutes out of 60 minutes, or, in degrees: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "The answer is 234 degrees \n" ); document.write( "You might want a 2nd opinion, too. I could \n" ); document.write( " *easily * have made a mistake\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |