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OpenStudy (anonymous):

find the radian measure for 13 degrees 25 minutes 14 seconds

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so i do 13+25*1/60+14*1/60^2 =13.42 degrees =13.42 degrees/360 degrees *pi =.117 radians ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is that right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i dont understand the minutes and seconds part.. but to get from degrees to radians we use this conversion. radians= degrees x pi/180 so 13 x pi/180\[\approx\]0.23rads

OpenStudy (amistre64):

the 13.42 is good; but radians need a pi; so the conversion is pi/180

OpenStudy (amistre64):

13.42 degrees * pi ---------------- = .23423 .. pi 180 degress

OpenStudy (anonymous):

and i also divided by 360 darn it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i think its just .23423

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