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What will be the measurement of the angle made by the hands of a clock when the time is 6:14?

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 1

The minute hand moves 360°360° in 6060 minutes, so it moves 6°6° per minute.

At 1414 minutes, the minute hand is at:

14×6°=84°14 \times 6° = 84° from 12 o'clock


The hour hand moves 360°360° in 1212 hours (720(720 minutes)), so it moves 0.5°0.5° per minute.

At 6:146:14:

  • At 6:006:00, the hour hand is at 180°180° from 12 o'clock
  • In the additional 1414 minutes, it moves 14×0.5°=7°14 \times 0.5° = 7°

Position of hour hand:

180°+7°=187°180° + 7° = 187° from 12 o'clock


The angle between the two hands:

∣187°−84°∣=103°|187° - 84°| = 103°

Therefore, the angle made by the hands at 6:146:14 is 103°103°.

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