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# A bicycle wheel has spokes that go from a center point in the hub to

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A bicycle wheel has spokes that go from a center point in the hub to equally spaced points on the rim of the wheel. If there are fewer than six spokes, what is the smallest possible angle between any two spokes?

(A) 18°
(B) 30°
(C) 40°
(D) 60°
(E) 72°

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Updated on: 23 Jul 2018, 21:11
Bunuel wrote:
A bicycle wheel has spokes that go from a center point in the hub to equally spaced points on the rim of the wheel. If there are fewer than six spokes, what is the smallest possible angle between any two spokes?

(A) 18°
(B) 30°
(C) 40°
(D) 60°
(E) 72°

Given:
There are fewer than six spokes, so consider we have 5 spokes a,b,c,d,e

Angle between these 5 spokes should add up to 360
a+b+c+d+e = 360
Now we need to find the minimum possible angle. Since the spokes are equally spaced
360/5 = 72

Hence E
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23 Jul 2018, 21:07
There are fewer than six spokes

The angle between spokes is inversely proportional to the number of spokes

=> angle between spokes is least when the number of spokes is maximum

=> number of spokes is 5

Since the angle in a bicycle wheel which is a circle is 360

=> smallest possible angle between any two spokes is $$\frac{360}{5} = 72$$

Hence option E
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23 Jul 2018, 21:10
Akash720 wrote:
Angle between these 5 spokes should add up to 360
a+b+c+d+e = 360

Hence C

Since spokes that go from a center point in the hub to equally spaced points on the rim of the wheel, all angles are equal => a = b = c = d = e = $$\frac{360}{5}$$ = 72
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