Question

The locus of a point at the tip of the minute hand of a clock moving from $3.15$ $\text{pm}$ to $3.45$ $\text{p.m.}$ on a particular day is:

• A. A circle
• B. A horizontal line
• C. A quadrant
• D. A semicircle

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

A semicircle

When minute hand moves from $3.15\text{pm}$ to $3.45\text{pm}$, it makes ${180}^{\circ }$ angle.

That means locus of a point at the tip of minute hand must be semicircle.