Analog Clock Angle Calculation: Time is 1:52, What's the Angle?

[Jameson]

Given that the time is 1:52 on an analog clock, calculate the angle between the hour and minute hands (the smaller one).

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[Jameson]

Congratulations to the following members for their correct solutions:

1) Sudharaka
2) soroban
3) BAdhi
4) veronica1999 (no work shown, but I'll give her the benefit of the doubt this time ;) )

Solution (from soroban):

[sp] Note from Jameson: There are twelve hour marks on the clock. [math]\frac{360^{\circ}}{12}=30 ^{\circ}[/math] means between each consecutive hour mark there is 30 degrees (between 12-1, 1-2, etc.) This is where the $30^{\circ}$ comes from in his final calculation.


Let M = minute hand, H = hour hand.

At exactly 1:00, M is on "12"; H is on "1".

By 1:52, M has moved \tfrac{52}{60} = \tfrac{13}{15} of the way around the clock.

Then M has moved \tfrac{13}{15} \times 360^o \,=\,312^o

. . [/color]Hence, M is 48^o from "12".Meanwhile, H has moved \tfrac{13}{15} of the distance between "1" and "2".
Hence, H is \tfrac{13}{15}\times 30^o \,=\,26^o from "1".The angle between the hands is: .[/color]48^o + 30^o + 26^o \:=\:104^o.
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