Answer to Question #22965 in Mechanics | Relativity for vinay

Question

What is the angular displacement of the minute hand of clock in 20 minutes?

Answer 1

There are 360 degrees in a circle.
The minute hand of a clock makes one full rotation every 60 minutes.
20 minutes is 1/3 of 60& minutes,
therefore& the angular displacement of the minute hand of clock in 20 minutes is 1/3 of 360 degrees.
360/3 = 120 degrees
Answer: 120 degrees