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Through how many degrees does the hour hand in a clock move as the time changes from 3 hours and 12 minutes to 6 hours
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- 6*30-3*30+12*.5=180-96=84 degrees
- 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(4) No(2)
- Hour hand
12 hours make angle of 360°
1 hr ..........................360/12
3.2 hr..........................360/12*3.2
= 96°
Now
6 hr ................360/12*6= 180°
So required angle=180-96=84° - 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
- ANS:- 90 DEGREES
FULL ROTATION IS 360 DEGREES AND DUE TO THERE BEING 12 HOURS ON A CLOCK THIS RELATES TO 360/12= 30 DEGREES
SO EACH HOUR REPRESENTS 30 DEGREES
SO IN THIS QUESTION THE HOUR HAND MOVE 3 HOUR SO THE DEGREES 30*3=90 DEGREES.
- 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(3)
- at 3.12 there is 0 degree angle..
6 minute = 1 degree
so 2 degrees minus
so 30+30+28 = 88 degres ans - 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(1)
- 45 degree from the number 3 to 6
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