Bad SAT question and Sidereal time

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SEmert
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Bad SAT question and Sidereal time

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Not only is this a description of an incorrectly worded SAT math question, it also includes the most complete description of sidereal time I've seen:
Veritasium YouTube channel: "The SAT Question Everyone Got Wrong"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUHkTs-Ipfg
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Re: Bad SAT question and Sidereal time

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Wow, that was tricky! When I thought about it some more, I thought the correct answer was 2! Also wrong!
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