document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=102944>Question 102944</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> At exactly what time (to the fraction of a minute) between 7:00 and 8:00 do the hands of a clock form a straight angle? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #74948 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=74948\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the straight angle occurs when the angle between 12 and the minute hand equals the angle between 6 and the hour hand\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the space between clock numbers is 360°/12 or 30°\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the speed of the minute hand is 360°/60min or 6°/min<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the speed of the hour hand is 30°/60min or .5°/min\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=minutes after 7:00 ... 6x=30+.5x ... 5.5x=30 ... 55x=300 ...x=60/11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=5 5/11 min ... 60(5/11)=300/11=27 3/11 sec\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "time is 7:05:27 3/11 </SPAN>\n" );
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