The time taken by the tip of second hand of a clock to move one full round on circular dial is 60 second. The speed of second hand is _____.
Circumference/minute
C = πd
What is d?
Now that I have spent more time thinking about it, how about 360º/60 seconds = 6º/second?
To find the speed of the second hand of a clock, we need to determine the length of the circular path it travels in a unit of time.
We know that it takes 60 seconds for the tip of the second hand to complete one full round on the circular dial, which represents a complete rotation of 360 degrees.
So, the speed of the second hand can be calculated by dividing the distance traveled (360 degrees) by the time taken (60 seconds).
Speed = Distance/Time
Speed = 360 degrees/60 seconds
Simplifying this equation gives us:
Speed = 6 degrees/second
Therefore, the speed of the second hand of a clock is 6 degrees per second.