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The circular measure of the included angle formed by the hour hand and minute hand of a clock at 3 p.m. will be

A. $$\frac{\pi }{4}$$

B. $$\frac{\pi }{3}$$

C. $$\frac{{5\pi }}{{12}}$$

D. $$\frac{\pi }{2}$$

Answer: Option D

Solution (By Examveda Team)

The hour hand of a watch traces an angle of 30° in an hour.
∴ Angle traced at 3 O' clock = 3 × 30° = 90°
$$\eqalign{ & \because {180^ \circ } = \pi {\text{ radian}} \cr & \therefore {90^ \circ } = \frac{\pi }{{180}} \times {90^ \circ } = \frac{\pi }{2}{\text{ radian}} \cr} $$

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