A picture of the Sun has 12 identically matched points. Suppose you line up two suns directly on top of each other. What is the least number of degrees that you can rotate the top sun so that so the two Suns are perfectly aligned again.
Can someone please explain how this may possibly work and walk me through the problem as well?
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If I understand your problem correctly, you will need to move the top sun only 1/12 of 360 degrees.
(1/12) * 360 = 30 degrees
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The Answer is 30° :-)
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Certainly, I'd be glad to explain and walk you through the problem, even though I'm not Mrs. Sue.
To solve this problem, we need to find the least number of degrees by which the top sun must be rotated to perfectly align with the bottom sun.
Let's break it down step by step:
Step 1: Start by understanding the scenario. We have two identical pictures of the Sun, each with 12 identically matched points. These points can be thought of as markers or features on the Sun.
Step 2: Picture the two suns directly on top of each other. In this position, all the markers or features on the top sun perfectly overlap with the corresponding markers on the bottom sun.
Step 3: To align the two suns again, we need to rotate the top sun. Keep in mind that we are looking for the least number of degrees required to achieve perfect alignment.
Step 4: Now, think about the rotation. Since the top sun is an exact copy of the bottom sun, rotating it by any multiple of 360 degrees will just bring the markers back to their starting positions. This implies that rotating the top sun by angles such as 360, 720, 1080 degrees, and so on, will result in perfect alignment.
Step 5: To find the least number of degrees, we need to find the smallest positive angle that achieves perfect alignment. Since the top sun has 12 markers, we need to find the smallest angle that is divisible by 360/12.
Step 6: Simplifying, we find that 360/12 equals 30 degrees. Therefore, rotating the top sun by 30 degrees will align it perfectly with the bottom sun.
So, the answer to the problem is that you need to rotate the top sun by 30 degrees to make it perfectly align with the bottom sun.
I hope this explanation was helpful to you!