document.write( "Question 1143918: What is the degree measure of the smaller angle between the hour and minute hand of the clock at 5:10 pm
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What is the degree measure of the smaller angle between the hour and minute hand of the clock at 5:10 pm
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\n" ); document.write( "From the vertical (12 o'clock):
\n" ); document.write( "The minute hand is 1/6 of a revolution = 60 degrees.
\n" ); document.write( "The hour hand is (5/12)*360 + 1/6*(30) degrees = 155 degrees
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\n" ); document.write( "PS The PM is not relevant.
\n" ); document.write( "The angle is the same AM or PM, and at 1710.
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