You are given a rectangular watch, as provided in the picture below.
How many times during a period of 12 hours, starting at 12:01 AM and ending at 12:01 PM, do the hour and minute hands divide the rectangle into two shapes of equal area?
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Sign up to join this communityYou are given a rectangular watch, as provided in the picture below.
How many times during a period of 12 hours, starting at 12:01 AM and ending at 12:01 PM, do the hour and minute hands divide the rectangle into two shapes of equal area?
There are:
11 times
Because:
The only times the rectangle will be split into parts with equal areas is when the hands are opposite each other, which happens 11 times during a 12 hour period (about every 1:05).