SOLUTION: 1. John's clock is broken. The minute hand rotates around the clock correctly, but the hour hand is stuck in the three o'clock position. Suppose John first looks at the clock when

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Question 873730: 1. John's clock is broken. The minute hand rotates around the clock correctly, but the hour hand is stuck in the three o'clock position. Suppose John first looks at the clock when the hands are aligned and it shows 3:15. He looks at the clock again and sees that the hour and the minute hands of the clock form the arms of an angle measuring -135 degrees. Through which of the following could the minute hand have rotated to reach its current position.
A. -45 degrees
B. -315 degrees
C. -405 degrees
D. -495 degreees
2. For which value of theta is tan theta equal to sin theta?
A. pi/2
B. 2pi
C. pi/3
D. 3pi/2
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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A. -360 - 135 = -495
B. when sin θ = 0, then tan θ = 0.
B. 2π