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Find the degrees and radians the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock at half past three.

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To find the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock at half past three, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Determine the position of the hour hand At half past three, the hour hand is not exactly at the 3 o'clock position; it has moved towards the 4 o'clock position. - Each hour on the clock represents 30 degrees (since 360 degrees / 12 hours = 30 degrees per hour). - At 3 o'clock, the hour hand is at 3 * 30 = 90 degrees. - Since it is half past three, the hour hand has moved an additional 15 degrees (half of 30 degrees) towards the 4 o'clock position. ...
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  • The angle between the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock at 3:40pm wil be

    A
    `150^@`
    B
    `140^@`
    C
    `130^@`
    D
    `135^@`
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    A
    `65^(@)`
    B
    `35^(@)`
    C
    `125^(@)`
    D
    `60^(@)`
  • The angle between the hours hand and the minutes hand of a clock at 6'O clock is a/an _______.

    A
    right angle
    B
    acute angle
    C
    straight angle
    D
    obtuse angle
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