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Hands On A Clock (Posted on 2004-07-05) Difficulty: 3 of 5
Do the three hands on an analog clock (hours, minutes, seconds) ever divide the face of the clock into three equal segments, i.e. 120 degrees between each hand?

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re: Solution | Comment 6 of 23 |
(In reply to Solution by Nick Hobson)

Re: "In other words, whenever the angle between the hour and minute hands is 120°, the second hand is parallel to the minute hand!"

Of the 22 times per half-day that the hour and minute hands make a 120-degree angle, only twice (4 o'clock and 8 o'clock) does the minute hand parallel (coincide when looked at in 2-D) with the minute hand.

For example at 21.8182 minutes past 12, the minute and hour hands are separated by 120 degrees, but the second hand is between the 9 and the 10 on the dial, closer to the latter, while the minute hand is slightly past the 4.


  Posted by Charlie on 2004-07-05 16:24:03
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