Question

starting at 3 o'clock at what time will the minute hand catch up with the hour hand? Give your exact answer in hours; minutes; seconds. this problem could be answered using algebra, but it needs to be solved using TRIG. (How do you set up the angular equation W=theta/time for this?)

Answer 1

tortoise and the hare

Answer 2

each number on a clock is seperated by 30 degrees right?

Answer 3

the minute hand moves how fast then? 60(2pi) every hour; while the hour hand travels a speed of pi/6 hour right?

Answer 4

... thats the second hand im thinking of

Answer 5

the minute hand goes once an hour lol ..... 2pi/hour

the hour hand goes: pi/6 per hour