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• A clock has two hands, the smaller one is called the hour hand while the larger one
is called minute hand.

ANGLE PATTERN
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• Angle traced by hour hand in
12 hr = 3600 1 hr = 3600 /12 =300
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1min = 300 / 60 = 0.50

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• Angle traced by minute hand in
1 hr = 3600 1 min = 3600/60 = 60
5 min = 5 * 60=300 15 min = 15*6= 900
The number of degrees that the hour hand of a clock moves through between 12 noon
and 2.30 in the afternoon of the same day is
A. 90
B. 72
C. 75
D. 65
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 MINUTE SPACE
• Minute Space = 60 : The face or dial of watch is a circle whose circumference
(3600)is divided into 60 equal parts

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 STRAIGHT LINE - COINCIDE
• The hands are in the same straight line when they are coincident or opposite to each other.

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• When the hands are in opposite directions(1800), they are 30 min spaces apart.
• When the hands are in same directions (00)means coincide, they are 0 min spaces apart.

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 STRAIGHT LINE - COINCIDE
• During 12 hrs, How many times we can see the two hands coincide ?
A. 12
B. 11
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D. 10
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• During 24 hrs, How many times we can see the two hands coincide ?

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 STRAIGHT LINE - Opposite
• During 12 hrs, How many times we can see the two hands in Opposite directions ?
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During 24 hrs, How many times we can see the two hands in Opposite directions?

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• During 12 hrs, There are 11 coincide and 11 opposite so there are 22 lines formed

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• During 24 hours or whole day 44 times straight line formed

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• In every hour, both the hands coincide once except between 11 o'clock to 1 o'clock
there is coincide point i.e. 12 o´clock. Same as for opposite i.e. Between 5 o'clock to
7 o'clock there is only opposite i.e.6 o´clock .
 RIGHT ANGLE
• When the two hands are at right angles , they are 15 minute spaces apart. As we

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know that in one minute it covers 60, so in 15 minutes (15*60=900)

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• In 1 hr How many right angles we can see between Hour hand and Minute hand?

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Q. In 12 hrs How many right angles we can see between Hour hand and Minute hand?
Ans : There are two right angles formed in each hour. whole day 44 times right angles are formed.
Explanation : In every hour, both the hands will make two right angles,

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But between 2 o'clock to 4 o'clock there are only 3 right angles only instead of 4 right angles those

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2. At exactly 3
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Similarly.. Between 8 o'clock to 10 o'clock there only 3 right angles i.e.9 o´clock instead of 4 right
angles.
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Coincide (one upon Another) 11

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 GAIN OF MINUTE HAND OVER HOUR HAND
• During 1 hr, minute hand runs 60 minute spaces but hour hand runs only 5 minute
spaces. So in an hour minute hand gains 55 minutes on the hour hand.

meet after 65(5/11) minutes.

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• If both hour hand and minute hand move at their normal speeds, then both the hands

• Time = Total Distance / Relative Speed

• Time (minutes) =
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• The relative speed of the minute hand and hour hand in one minute = 6 - ½ = 5 ½
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 Finding the angle

θ = | [(11m)/2 ] - 30h |
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• Angle between the hour hand and minute hand of a clock at 'h' hours and 'm' minutes is

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Find the angle between the hour hand and minute hand at 2:30?
A. 100
B. 105
C. 110
D. 95

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Find the angle between the hour hand and minute hand at 8:15?
A. 150
B. 155
C. 157.5
D. 162.5

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Find the angle between the hour hand and minute hand at 10:10?
A. 200
B. 245
C. 115
D. 105

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Find the angle between the hour hand and minute hand at 4:45

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Find the angle between the hour hand and minute hand at 5:15

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Find the angle between the hour hand and minute hand at 19:55

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Find the Reflex angle between the hour hand and minute hand at 10:45

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Find the Reflex angle between the hour hand and minute hand at 12:30

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Finding the time in terms of the minutes

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At what time between 8 and 9, will the hands of a clock coincide?
A. 8:9(9/11)
B. 8:10(10/11)
C. 8:11(8/11)
D. 8:11(10/11)

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At what time between 8 and 9, will the hands of a clock coincide ( angle = 0)?

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At what time between 4 and 5, will the hands of a clock make 00 ?
A. 4:20(9/11)
B. 4:21(9/11)
C. 4:22(8/11)
D. 4:22(10/11)

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At what time between 4 and 5, will the hands of a clock make 00 ?

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At what time between 8 and 9, will the hands of a clock make 1800 ?

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At what time between 8 and 9, will the hands of a clock make 1800 ?

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At what time between 4 and 5 will the minute and hour hand be at right angles?

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At what time between 4 and 5 will the minute and hour hand be at right angles?

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At what time between 7 and 8 will the minute and hour hand be at right angles?

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At what time between 7 and 8 will the minute and hour hand be at right angles?

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At what time between 10 and 11 will the minute and hour hand be at right angles?

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At what time between 10 and 11 will the minute and hour hand be at right angles?

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 Mirror image
Q. Mirror image of 9:45?

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 Mirror image
Q. Mirror image of 9:45?
The mirror image of a clock at 'h' hrs , 'm' mins is = 11:60 - h : m
ex: Mirror image of 9:45?

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 Mirror image
Q. Mirror image of 4:10?
The mirror image of a clock at 'h' hrs , 'm' mins is = 11:60 - h : m

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An accurate clock shows 8 o'clock in the morning. Through how many degrees will the
hour hand rotate when the clock shows 2 o'clock in the afternoon?
A. 144°
B. 150°
C. 168°
D. 180°
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By 20 minutes past 4, the hour hand has turned through how many degrees? If then
the clock is 12 p.m.
A. 100°
B. 110°
C. 120°
D. 130°
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A clock gains 15 minutes per day. If it is set right at 12 noon, the time it shows at 4 AM is
A) 4.20 AM
B) 4.30 AM
C) 4.02 AM
D) 4.10 AM

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A clock is set right at 8 a.m. The clock gains 10 minutes in 24 hours will be the true
time when the clock indicates 1 p.m. on the following day?
A) 48 min. past 12 (12:48)
B) 46 min. past 12. (12:46)
C) 45 min. past 12.

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D) 47 min. past 12

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A watch which gains 5 seconds in 3 minutes was set right at 7 a.m. In the afternoon of
the same day, when the watch indicated quarter past 4 o'clock, the true time is:
A. 50 (7/ 12) min. past 3
B. 4 p.m.
C. 58 (7/ 11) min. past 3
D. 2 (3/ 11) min. past 4
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Q. A house has two wall clocks, one in kitchen and one more in the bedroom. The time
displayed on both the watches is 12.A.M right now. The clock in the bedroom gains five
minutes every hour, where as the one in the kitchen is slower by five minutes every
hour. When will both the watches show the same time again?

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Solution:The faster clock runs 5 minutes faster in 1 hr., The slower clock runs 5 minutes slower
in 1 hr. Therefore, in 1 hour, the faster clock will trace 5+5=10 min more when compared to
the slower clock.
The table given below depicts the time difference between the slower and faster clock:
Correct time Slower clock Faster clock

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• 12:0:0
• 1:0:0
12:0:0
12:55:0
12:0:0
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• 2:0:0
• 3:0:0
1:50:0
2:45:0
2:10:0

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• 5:0:0
3:40:0
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In 6 hours, the faster clock will trace 10×6=60 minutes (an hour) more when compared to the
slower clock. In 6×12=72 hours, the faster clock will trace an hour more when compared to
the slower clock since the quicker clock determines 12 hours more than, the slower clock.
At this point, both the clocks will show the same time. i.e., both the clocks will show the
same time after exactly 72 hours (or 3 days).
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