Angle between hour and minute hand at 2:42

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Angle made by hour hand: 



 for 2 hours: 2*30 = 60

 for 42 mins: (42/60) * 30 = 21

 Total angle made by hour hand is: (60 + 21)= 81 degrees


Angle made by minute hand:



 for 42 min: 42*6 = 252 

 Total angle made by minute hand is: 252 degrees


The angle between the minute and hour hand is: (252-81) = 171 degrees



My question is about "why is 171 degrees a wrong answer" and the correct answer is 189 degrees




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    I would not expect either. On most clocks, by 2:42 the hour hand would be considerably beyond 2; it would be closer to 3.
    – badjohn
    Jul 28 at 11:41






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    $171^circ$ is the correct answer, unless a clearly defined oriented angle is meant, e.g., "counterclockwise from the hour hand to the minute hand".
    – Christian Blatter
    Jul 28 at 13:53










  • @ChristianBlatter, I think orientation is defined as counterclockwise. And we should measure angles in the positive direction
    – dEmigOd
    Jul 28 at 14:53














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Angle made by hour hand: 



 for 2 hours: 2*30 = 60

 for 42 mins: (42/60) * 30 = 21

 Total angle made by hour hand is: (60 + 21)= 81 degrees


Angle made by minute hand:



 for 42 min: 42*6 = 252 

 Total angle made by minute hand is: 252 degrees


The angle between the minute and hour hand is: (252-81) = 171 degrees



My question is about "why is 171 degrees a wrong answer" and the correct answer is 189 degrees




trigonometry




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  • 1




    I would not expect either. On most clocks, by 2:42 the hour hand would be considerably beyond 2; it would be closer to 3.
    – badjohn
    Jul 28 at 11:41






  • 1




    $171^circ$ is the correct answer, unless a clearly defined oriented angle is meant, e.g., "counterclockwise from the hour hand to the minute hand".
    – Christian Blatter
    Jul 28 at 13:53










  • @ChristianBlatter, I think orientation is defined as counterclockwise. And we should measure angles in the positive direction
    – dEmigOd
    Jul 28 at 14:53












up vote
1
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up vote
1
down vote

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Angle made by hour hand: 



 for 2 hours: 2*30 = 60

 for 42 mins: (42/60) * 30 = 21

 Total angle made by hour hand is: (60 + 21)= 81 degrees


Angle made by minute hand:



 for 42 min: 42*6 = 252 

 Total angle made by minute hand is: 252 degrees


The angle between the minute and hour hand is: (252-81) = 171 degrees



My question is about "why is 171 degrees a wrong answer" and the correct answer is 189 degrees




trigonometry




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Angle made by hour hand: 



 for 2 hours: 2*30 = 60

 for 42 mins: (42/60) * 30 = 21

 Total angle made by hour hand is: (60 + 21)= 81 degrees


Angle made by minute hand:



 for 42 min: 42*6 = 252 

 Total angle made by minute hand is: 252 degrees


The angle between the minute and hour hand is: (252-81) = 171 degrees



My question is about "why is 171 degrees a wrong answer" and the correct answer is 189 degrees





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    I would not expect either. On most clocks, by 2:42 the hour hand would be considerably beyond 2; it would be closer to 3.
    – badjohn
    Jul 28 at 11:41






  • 1




    $171^circ$ is the correct answer, unless a clearly defined oriented angle is meant, e.g., "counterclockwise from the hour hand to the minute hand".
    – Christian Blatter
    Jul 28 at 13:53










  • @ChristianBlatter, I think orientation is defined as counterclockwise. And we should measure angles in the positive direction
    – dEmigOd
    Jul 28 at 14:53












  • 1




    I would not expect either. On most clocks, by 2:42 the hour hand would be considerably beyond 2; it would be closer to 3.
    – badjohn
    Jul 28 at 11:41






  • 1




    $171^circ$ is the correct answer, unless a clearly defined oriented angle is meant, e.g., "counterclockwise from the hour hand to the minute hand".
    – Christian Blatter
    Jul 28 at 13:53










  • @ChristianBlatter, I think orientation is defined as counterclockwise. And we should measure angles in the positive direction
    – dEmigOd
    Jul 28 at 14:53







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I would not expect either. On most clocks, by 2:42 the hour hand would be considerably beyond 2; it would be closer to 3.
– badjohn
Jul 28 at 11:41




I would not expect either. On most clocks, by 2:42 the hour hand would be considerably beyond 2; it would be closer to 3.
– badjohn
Jul 28 at 11:41




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1




$171^circ$ is the correct answer, unless a clearly defined oriented angle is meant, e.g., "counterclockwise from the hour hand to the minute hand".
– Christian Blatter
Jul 28 at 13:53




$171^circ$ is the correct answer, unless a clearly defined oriented angle is meant, e.g., "counterclockwise from the hour hand to the minute hand".
– Christian Blatter
Jul 28 at 13:53












@ChristianBlatter, I think orientation is defined as counterclockwise. And we should measure angles in the positive direction
– dEmigOd
Jul 28 at 14:53




@ChristianBlatter, I think orientation is defined as counterclockwise. And we should measure angles in the positive direction
– dEmigOd
Jul 28 at 14:53










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Here is the right image of the clock. See the angle between hour and minute hand is measured in a counterclockwise manner, hence it is more than $180^circ$.



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    The question asks for the angle between the hour and the minute, rather than the angle between the minute and the hour. See the diagram below for the discrepancy.



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    Here is the right image of the clock. See the angle between hour and minute hand is measured in a counterclockwise manner, hence it is more than $180^circ$.



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      Here is the right image of the clock. See the angle between hour and minute hand is measured in a counterclockwise manner, hence it is more than $180^circ$.



      enter image description here






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        Here is the right image of the clock. See the angle between hour and minute hand is measured in a counterclockwise manner, hence it is more than $180^circ$.



        enter image description here






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        Here is the right image of the clock. See the angle between hour and minute hand is measured in a counterclockwise manner, hence it is more than $180^circ$.



        enter image description here







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            The question asks for the angle between the hour and the minute, rather than the angle between the minute and the hour. See the diagram below for the discrepancy.



            enter image description here






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              The figure is wrong.
              – Christian Blatter
              Jul 28 at 13:53










            • The given figure is not correct, you can see the correct clock time answered by @dEmigOd
              – Chandrahas Kondle
              Jul 30 at 17:07















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            The question asks for the angle between the hour and the minute, rather than the angle between the minute and the hour. See the diagram below for the discrepancy.



            enter image description here






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              The figure is wrong.
              – Christian Blatter
              Jul 28 at 13:53










            • The given figure is not correct, you can see the correct clock time answered by @dEmigOd
              – Chandrahas Kondle
              Jul 30 at 17:07













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            up vote
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            The question asks for the angle between the hour and the minute, rather than the angle between the minute and the hour. See the diagram below for the discrepancy.



            enter image description here






            share|cite|improve this answer













            The question asks for the angle between the hour and the minute, rather than the angle between the minute and the hour. See the diagram below for the discrepancy.



            enter image description here







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              Jul 30 at 17:07













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