When are the hour and minute hands of a clock superimposed?
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The hour and minute hands are superimposed only when their angle is the same.
θ min ⇒ 6 ∘ × M ⇒ 1 2 × M ⇒ 1 1 × M ⇒ M ⇒ M = θ hr = 0 . 5 ∘ × ( 6 0 × H + M ) = 6 0 × H + M = 6 0 × H = 1 1 6 0 × H = 5 . 4 5 × H
H is an integer in the range 0 − 1 1 . This gives times of: 0 : 0 0 , 1 : 0 5 . 4 5 , 2 : 1 0 . 9 0 , 3 : 1 6 . 3 6 , 4 : 2 1 . 8 1 , 5 : 2 7 . 2 7 . 6 : 3 2 . 7 2 , 7 : 3 8 . 1 8 , 8 : 4 3 . 6 3 , 9 : 4 9 . 0 9 , 1 0 : 5 4 . 5 4 , and 1 2 : 0 0 . ( 0 . 4 5 minutes are exactly 2 7 . 2 7 seconds.)