Write the type of angle formed between the long hand and short hand of a clock at 4 o'clock in the afternoon?
A
Acute angle
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B
Right angle
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C
Obtuse angle
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D
Straight angle
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Solution
The correct option is C Obtuse angle In one hour, minute hand covers 360º and hour hand covers 30º. At 4 o'clock angle between hours and minutes hand is 120º. So, the type of angle formed between the long hand and short hand of a clock at 4 o'clock in the afternoon will be an obtuse angle.