At what angle the hands of a clock are inclined at 15 minutes past 5?
Question: At what angle the hands of a clock are inclined at 15 minutes past 5?
[A].
64°
[A].
| 58 | 1 | ° |
| 2 |
[B].
[C].
| 67 | 1 | ° |
| 2 |
[D].
| 72 | 1 | ° |
| 2 |
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
| Angle traced by hour hand in | 21 | hrs = | 360 | x | 21 | ° | = | 157 | 1 | ° | ||
| 4 | 12 | 4 | 2 |
| Angle traced by min. hand in 15 min. = | 360 | x 15 | ° | = 90°. | ||
| 60 |
| Required angle = | 157 | 1 | ° | – 90° = 67 | 1 | ° | ||
| 2 | 2 |