he minute hand of a clock moves from 12 to 10 o'clock, or five sixths of a complete revolution. Through how many degrees does it move? Through how many radians does it move?

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Rory Browning

Mathematics

15 July, 15:04

he minute hand of a clock moves from 12 to 10 o'clock, or five sixths of a complete revolution. Through how many degrees does it move? Through how many radians does it move?

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Rishi Eaton · Answer 1

The degree of a complete rotation is 360 degrees.

5/6th of a rotation = 5/6 X 360

that is 300 degrees.

Thus the minute hand moves 300 degrees.

(Sorry, I'm not sure about the radians; -))