Hello everyone,
This is my first question in math.stackexchange. I want to know how the minute hand of the clock "gains" 55 minutes in 60 minutes. I have read this article-: Wiki Answers
about how an hour hand gains 55 mins in 60 mins. But my understanding of it is that the hour hand of the clock only moves 5mins in 60 mins. So how is that being called a "gain" of 55 mins? I mean obviously the hour hand moves much slower than the minute hand. I mean I am pretty confused here.
Best Answer
The answer you link to says the minute hand gains $55$ minutes on the hour hand, not the other way around. As you say, in one hour the minute hand moves $360^\circ$, which the answer calls $60$ minutes. In one hour, the hour hand moves $30^\circ$, so the minute hand gains $330^\circ=55$ minutes.