Clocks

CONTENTS

01 Conceptofhands 02 Angle relatedproblems

03 Timegain or Timelose 04 General

Conceptof hands
Concept ofhands

Hours Hand
Smaller oneis called thehour hand or short hand

MinutesHand
Larger oneis called minute hand or longhand.
HoursHand
Angle traced by hour handin
12hrs = 360°
1hr = 30° = 60min
1min = 1/2°= 0.5°
Speed ofhour hand= 0.5 dpm(degree perminute)
Angle of thehour handfrom vertical at
No’clock = 30N
P min = 1/2P = 0.5 P
Howmanydegrees does anhourshand
in 2 Hours Between2,4
HoursHand

How manydegrees doesanhours handin3:18

3 o’clock = 30×3 = 90°
18min = 1/2 × 18=9°
Totalangle = 90+9 =99°
HoursHand
How manydegrees doesanhours handbetween
2:30 to6 ?
Timegap between2:30 - 6
3:30

3 hours = 30×3 = 90
30 min = 1/2× 30 = 15
Total = 90 +15
= 105
Minutes Hand
How manydegrees doesanmintueshandcoversin
2 hours = 2× 360 =720
5 hours = 5× 360 =1800
20 mins =20× 6 = 120
40 mins= 40×6 = 240
H 2:40 min= 720 + 240 =960
 Relative speedof
hours hand&mintueshand
Per Minute
Minutehand= 6 dpm
Hour hand= 1/2dpm
Relative speed = 6-1/2 = 5 1/2
It meansevery minute, minutehandgoes
5 1/2 degree more thanhour hand.
Angle relatedproblems
Angle relatedproblems

Type1 : Finding Angle

Angle relatedproblems

Type1 : Finding Angle

In this typeofquestions we
are given time&wehave to
find angle between the hands.
How doyoufind theangle betweenneedlesin aclock?
Example : 2:20 ?
usingtrick method
Minutes hand:
1min= 6 degree so 20 min= 20× 6=120degrees
Hours hand:
()i 1min= 1/2 degree so 20 min= 10degrees
()i 1hour = 30 degree
2 hour = 2 x 30 degree = 60 degree
But wehave tofind degree subtendedby 2 Hours and
20 Minutes= 60 + 10= 70degrees

anglebetweenneedles= 120-70 = 50
 Hourshand N o’clock = 30N
P min = 1/2P = 0.5 P
Minutes hand P min = 6 P
anglebetweenneedles
= 30N+1/2 P - 6P Here mode( "||")
we are using for + values
= 30N- 5 1/2P Because clock wise &
anticlockwise values
= 30N - 11/2P are +,-
 Here,
θ= anglebetweenhands
H = hours
M= mintes
If theygive 2 values ( i.e Hours , Mintues Or angle, hours ) in the
question wecan easy tofind 3 rdvalue
How doyoufind theangle betweenneedlesin aclock?
Example : 2:20 ?

θ= |30×2-11/2 × 20|
θ= |60-11 × 10|
θ= |60-110|
θ= |-50| = 50
anglebetweenneedles= 50
How doyoufind theangle betweenneedlesin aclock?
Example : 9:20 ?

θ= |30×9-11/2 × 20|
θ= |270-11 × 10|
θ= |270-110|
θ= |160|= 160
anglebetweenneedles= 160
How doyoufind theangle betweenneedlesin aclock?
Example : 9:30 ?

θ= |30×9-11/2 × 30|
θ= |270-11 × 15|
θ= |270-165|
θ= |105|= 105
Angle betweenneedles= 105
How doyoufind theangle betweenneedlesin aclock?
Example: 3:15?

θ= |30×3-11/2 × 15|
θ= |90-165/2|
θ= |180-165/2|
θ= |15/2|= 7.5
anglebetweenneedles= 7.5
Angle relatedproblems
Type2 : FindingTime
In this typeofquestions they
are given angle andhours
& we havetofind time.
What timedoes theclock shows whenthehour handis
between3 and4 andtheangle betweenthetwohands of the
clock is 50° ?
θ= |30H-11/2 M|
50= |30×3-(11/2)M|
50= |90-(11/2)M|
50 = 90-11/2M 50 = - 90+11/2 M
50-90 =-11/2M 50+90 = 11/2M
-40 = - 11/2M 140 = 11/2M
M=40×2/11 M =140×2/11
= 80/11 = 280/11
=7 3/11 = 25 5/11
What timedoes theclock shows whenthehour handis
between6 and7 andtheangle betweenthetwohands ofthe
clock is 50° ?
θ= |30H-11/2 M|
50= |30×6-(11/2)M|
50= |180-(11/2)M|
50 = 180-11/2M 50 = - 180+11/2M
50-180 = -11/2M 50+180 = 11/2M
-130 = - 11/2M 230 = 11/2M
M=130×2/11 M =230×2/11
= 260/11 = 460/11
=23 7/11 = 419/11
What timedoes theclock shows whenthehour handis
between1and2 andtheangle betweenthetwohands of the
clock is 60° ?
θ= |30H-11/2 M|
60= |30×1-(11/2)M|
60= |30-(11/2)M|
60 = 30-11/2M 60 = - 30+11/2 M
60-30 =-11/2M 60+30 = 11/2M
30 = - 11/2MM= 90 = 11/2M
- 30×2/11 M = 90×2/11
= Negativevalue = 180/11
Wedon’tconsidered = 173/11
 CLOCK ERROR
If in a clock the minute hand crosses the hour hand in M
minutes, then how many times does the clock in T hr goes
slow or fast
5
65 11
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If in a clock the minute hand crosses the hour hand
in 65 minutes, then how many times does the clock
in 24 hr goes slow or fast

5
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143
Clock is running fast: It is also referred to as gaining time i.e. when a
normal clock covers 60 minutes, a faster clock will cover more than 60
minutes.
Clock is running slow: It is also referred to as losing time i.e. when a
normal clock covers 60 minutes, a slower clock will cover less than 60
minutes.
A clock which moves continuously fast, It lags 5 minute on Sunday 8 am, it is ahead 7
minute on Tuesday 8 am then when does the clock shows right time?

Sun day– 8 Am––– –5 times

Tuesday 8 Am – +7 times Time gap 48hr
slow /fast
formula: time = × Time Gap
slow+fast
5
× 48 = 20 Hr
12
Sunday 8 am + 20 hr = Monday 4 am
A clock fast 1 hour in each 24 hour. If clock shows
correct time on Sunday 9 am then what is the
correct time, when clock, shows 11:00 am Tuesday?

W–R
25 – 24
Tues – 11:00 AM Time Gap= 50 Hr
Sun – 9:00 AM
24
= ×50 = 48 HR Tuesday 9:00 AM
25
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