Find the position of the hour hand when it starts at $5$ and turns three right angles.

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Solution

Case (i): When moving in the clockwise direction after starting from $5$ and turning three right angles, the hour hand will reach at $2$ .
Case (ii): When moving in the anti-clockwise direction and starting from $5$ and turning three right angles, the hour hand will reach at $8$ .
So, In the case of clockwise movement, the hour hand will reach at $2$ and in the case of anti-clockwise movement, it will reach at $8$ .

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