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Here is an e-mail inquiry and my reply based on the Clock
Angle program. I recently posted an update to Clock Angles which
animates the answer to the question posed.
-----Original Message-----
From:
Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 8:28 AM
To: XXX @delphiforfun.org
Subject: Feedback
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Username: val
UserEmail: ..............
ContactRequested: ContactRequested
Date:
October 18, 2004
Time:
12:27
Comments:
how do you figure out how many times the hands are at a 90 % angle in a 24 hour
period???? please respond, it's making me crazy!!
thanks
... "Spoiler " reply below ...
Val.
The answer is 22 times each 12 hours.
Just like the earth revolves 366 times each year but we only see 365 sunrises,
the hour hand makes one revolution in in 12 hours while the minute hand
revolves 12 times, but the hour hand only sees the minute hand 11 times because
it creeps forward 1/12 of a revolution for each revolution of the minute hand.
And, since the 90 degree angle applies for minute hand 90 degrees ahead or
minute hand 90 degrees behind the hour hand, the answer per 12 hours is doubled,
or 22 times.
Mathematically, we can calculate the hand angles in terms of
time expressed in hours and minutes (h:m). Since the minute hand moves 360 degrees in 60 minutes, it moves 6 degrees
per minute, and angle of minute hand (Am)
=6m. The hour hand
make a complete revolution in 12 hours (720 minutes). So the hour
hand moves 1/12 of a revolution(30 degrees) for each hour plus 1/720 of a
revolution (1/2 degree) for each minute. . So the angle of hour hand (Ah)=30h + m /
2. If we set Am =
Ah
+ 90 to calculate when the
minutes hand is 90 degrees ahead, we get 6m = 30h + m/2 +90. Solving
for m, we get m = (60h+180) / 11. At 12 o'clock (call it 0) we have to wait
16.36 minutes before the minute hand gets 90 degrees ahead, etc. Between 8 and
9, the minute hand never gets 90 degrees ahead because by that time, it's 9
o'clock!. If you make a table of values of m for each value of h,
the value for h=8 will be m=(60x8+180)/11=660/11=60. But
when m=60, h=9 so no 90 degree solution for 8 o'clock.. Get it?
In 12 hours the minute hand is 90 degrees ahead
11 times. Same logic applies for 90 degrees behind. Between 2 and 3
o'clock, the minute hand is never 90 degrees behind, so again 11 times in 12
hours, making 22 times altogether in 12 hours.
And of course, 44 times in 24 hours.
Hope that all helps
Gary
Addendum Jun 23, 2006: Here's a table of
results for each hour which may help a viewer who was confused
recently because hour 9 did not return 0 minutes for the leading
minute hand case.
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|
Minute hand trailing hour hand |
HH:MM time |
Minute hand leading hour hand |
HH:MM time |
| 1 |
-10.91 |
12:49.09 |
21.82 |
1:21.82 |
| 2 |
-5.45 |
1:54.55 |
27.27 |
2:27.27 |
| 3 |
0.00 |
3:0.00 |
32.73 |
3:32.73 |
| 4 |
5.45 |
4:5.45 |
38.18 |
4:38.18 |
| 5 |
10.91 |
5:10.91 |
43.64 |
5:43.64 |
| 6 |
16.36 |
6:16.36 |
49.09 |
6:49.09 |
| 7 |
21.82 |
7:21.82 |
54.55 |
7:54.55 |
| 8 |
27.27 |
8:27.27 |
60.00 |
9:00 |
| 9 |
32.73 |
8:32.73 |
65.45 |
10:05.45 |
| 10 |
38.18 |
10:38.18 |
70.91 |
11:00.91 |
| 11 |
43.64 |
11:43.64 |
76.36 |
12:16.36 |
| 0 |
-16.36 |
11:43.64 |
16.36 |
12:16.36 |
| 12 |
49.09 |
12:49.09 |
81.82 |
1:21.82 |
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