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A broken clock is set corectly at 12:00 noon. However, it registers only 20 minutes for each hour. In how many hours will it again register the correct time  ?

A)12

B)18  analog clock(12h)

C)24 

D)30

E)36  digital clock (12h)

 

1. Analog Clock:

 \(\begin{array}{rcll} \text{angular velocity real time: } \omega_1 &=& \frac{2\pi}{12\ h} \\ \text{angular velocity display time: } \omega_2 &=& \frac{2\pi}{36\ h} \\ w_2\cdot t - w_1\cdot t &=& n\cdot 2\pi \\ \frac{2\pi}{12\ h}\cdot t - \frac{2\pi}{36\ h}\cdot t &=& n\cdot 2\pi \qquad &| \qquad :2\pi \\ \frac{1}{12\ h}\cdot t - \frac{1}{36\ h}\cdot t &=& n \\ t\cdot (\frac{1}{12\ h} - \frac{1}{36\ h} ) &=& n \\ t\cdot ( \frac{36-12}{12\cdot 36} ) &=& n \\ t\cdot ( \frac{24}{12\cdot 36} ) &=& n \\ t\cdot ( \frac{2}{36} ) &=& n \\ t\cdot ( \frac{1}{18} ) &=& n \\ t &=& 18\cdot n \\ \end{array}\)

 

next correct time, if n = 1, then t = 18 hours.

 

2. Digital Clock(24h):

\(\begin{array}{rcll} \text{angular velocity real time: } \omega_1 &=& \frac{2\pi}{24\ h} \\ \text{angular velocity display time: } \omega_2 &=& \frac{2\pi}{72\ h} \\ w_2\cdot t - w_1\cdot t &=& n\cdot 2\pi \\ \frac{2\pi}{24 h}\cdot t - \frac{2\pi}{72\ h}\cdot t &=& n\cdot 2\pi \qquad &| \qquad :2\pi \\ \frac{1}{24\ h}\cdot t - \frac{1}{72\ h}\cdot t &=& n \\ t\cdot (\frac{1}{24\ h} - \frac{1}{72\ h} ) &=& n \\ t\cdot ( \frac{72-24}{24\cdot 72} ) &=& n \\ t\cdot ( \frac{48}{24\cdot 72} ) &=& n \\ t\cdot ( \frac{2}{72} ) &=& n \\ t\cdot ( \frac{1}{36} ) &=& n \\ t &=& 36\cdot n \\ \end{array}\)

 

next correct time, if n = 1, then t = 36 hours.

 

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Jan 19, 2016
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