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Multiple Choice
What is the angular position in radians of the minute hand of a clock at 3:30, measured from the 12 o'clock position in standard position (counterclockwise from the positive -axis)?
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Understand that the minute hand moves 360 degrees (or \(2\pi\) radians) in 60 minutes, so its angular velocity is \(\frac{2\pi}{60} = \frac{\pi}{30}\) radians per minute.
At 3:30, the minute hand is at the 30-minute mark, so calculate the angle by multiplying the angular velocity by the number of minutes: \(30 \times \frac{\pi}{30}\).
Simplify the expression to find the angular position in radians from the 12 o'clock position, which is the standard position (measured counterclockwise from the positive x-axis).
Recall that the angle is measured from the 12 o'clock position, so no additional adjustments are needed since the minute hand starts at 12 o'clock at 0 minutes.
Express the final angular position in simplest fractional form of \(\pi\), which corresponds to the position of the minute hand at 3:30.