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1. What is the difference in the degree measures of the angles formed by the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock at 12:35 and 12:36?

Hi guys, I copied this question out of my math book. Which two angles is the question refering to? The wording is very confusing to me. Thanks in advance!
  

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I interpret it like this: Let X be the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock at 12:35. Let Y be the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock at 12:36. What is the difference between X and Y?

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  • I interpret it like this: Let X be the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock at 12:35.
  • Let Y be the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock at 12:36.
  • What is the difference between X and Y?
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I interpret it like this:

Let X be the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock at 12:35.

Let Y be the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock at 12:36.

What is the difference between X and Y?
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Hi,



If you wanted to be really precise Emotion: geeked , you might specify

eg Let X be the acute angl
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CliveLet X be the acute angle between . . .
Would it be tiresome of me to point out that at 12:35 or 12:36 the hands don't make an acute angle?
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Hi,

No, it wouldn't at all!

So much for my geometry. Emotion: embarrassed

Then would one have to specify 'the lesse
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I guess you could say "obtuse angle". I think that excludes angles greater than 180 degrees.
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