Home
Class 14
REASONING
At what angle the hands of a clock are i...

At what angle the hands of a clock are inclined at 30 minutes past 6 ?

A

`45^(@)`

B

`15^(@)`

C

`30^(@)`

D

`20^(@)`

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The correct Answer is:
B
From the formula `theta=30h-11/2m." "[because30h gt 11/2m]`
According to the question

Here, h = 6, m = 30.
So, `theta=30 times 6-11/2 times 30=180-165=15`
Therefore, the hands of a clock are inclined at 30 minutes past 6 at `15^(@)`.
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • CLOCKS

    LUCENT PUBLICATION|Exercise EXERCISE|16 Videos

  • CLASSIFICATION OF WORDS : ODD MAN OUT

    LUCENT PUBLICATION|Exercise Exercise-2|18 Videos

  • CODING

    LUCENT PUBLICATION|Exercise EXERCISE -8|26 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

At what angle the hands of a clock are inclined at 15 minutes past 5?58(1)/(2)o( b) 64o( c) 67(1)/(2)o (d) 72(1)/(2)o

At what angle the hands of a clock are inclined at 15 min past 5?

At what angle the hands of a clock are inclined at 3 hours 40 minutes ?

What is the angle (in radian) included between the hands of a clock, when the time is 10 minutes past 5.?

What angle does the hour hand, of a clock describe in 10 minutes of time ?

Through what angle does the minute hand of a clock turn in 5 minutes? 30o (b) 32o(c)35o (d) 36o