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What is the speed of hour hand in a clock?

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Shwetank Mauria

May 17, 2017

$\frac{π}{360}$ $pi/360$ per minute

Explanation:

Hour hand completes a full circle inn $12$ $12$ hours or $720$ $720$ minutes

i.e. an angle of $2 π$ $2pi$ in $720$ $720$ minutes

or $\frac{2 π}{720}$ $(2pi)/720$ per minute

or $\frac{π}{360}$ $pi/360$ per minute

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