Leetcode Problem 1344. Angle Between Hands of a Clock

1344. Angle Between Hands of a Clock

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Calculating the Angle Between Hour and Minute Hands

  1. Define constants for the angles moved by each hand per minute: one_min_angle = 6 and one_hour_angle = 0.5 (since the hour hand moves 30 degrees per hour and there are 60 minutes in an hour).
  2. Calculate the minute hand's angle from the 12 o'clock position: minutes_angle = one_min_angle * minutes.
  3. Calculate the hour hand's angle from the 12 o'clock position, taking into account the additional movement due to minutes: hour_angle = (hour % 12 * 30) + (minutes * one_hour_angle).
  4. Calculate the absolute difference between the two angles: diff = abs(hour_angle - minutes_angle).
  5. The smaller angle is the minimum between diff and 360 - diff.
  6. Return the smaller angle.
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Calculating the Angle Between Hour and Minute Hands Using Proportions

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