Raadha places her clock so that at 1:30 PM., the hour hand points South-West. In which direction will the minute hand point at 4:30 PM ?
- ASouth-West
- BSouth-East
- CNorth
- DSouth
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
1. At 1:30 PM, the minute hand points exactly towards the 6 o'clock position (South), and the hour hand is exactly midway between 1 and 2, which normally corresponds to the North-East direction.
2. The problem states that at this time, the hour hand points South-West. Since South-West is exactly opposite ( rotation) to North-East, the entire clock setup is inverted by .
3. At 4:30 PM, the minute hand is again exactly at the 6 o'clock position, which normally points South.
4. Applying the inversion rotation to the normal South direction gives North.
Therefore, the minute hand will point North at 4:30 PM.
2. The problem states that at this time, the hour hand points South-West. Since South-West is exactly opposite ( rotation) to North-East, the entire clock setup is inverted by .
3. At 4:30 PM, the minute hand is again exactly at the 6 o'clock position, which normally points South.
4. Applying the inversion rotation to the normal South direction gives North.
Therefore, the minute hand will point North at 4:30 PM.