Rotational speed of minute and second hands on a clock

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what is the rotational speed of the hand on a clock that measures the minutes?
what is the rotational speed of the hand on a clock that measures the seconds?
 
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See the watch. Find the time taken by the minute hand and second hand to complete one rotation.
What is the angle covered by the minute hand in one rotation?
What is the rotational speed?
 
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Hi nsingh947! Welcome to PF! :smile:

I'll just add: your result should be in radians per second :wink: