The clock shows 3 o'clock, so the minute hand and the hour hand make a right angle. The orange second hand sweeps between them, and at this moment it makes 66° with the minute hand (ignore the tiny movement of the other hands). What angle does the second hand make with the hour hand?

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24°. The second hand splits the right angle into two parts, which are complementary: 90^° - 66^° = 24^° .

The clock shows 3 o'clock, so the minute hand and the hour hand make a right angle. The orange second hand sweeps between them, and at this moment it makes 66° with the minute hand (ignore the tiny movement of the other hands). What angle does the second hand make with the hour hand?

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