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OpenStudy (lukecrayonz):

http://screensnapr.com/e/tTs4kR.png What does it mean by C=85 degrees 20`? Whats the 20 mean?

OpenStudy (liliakarina):

20 minutes

OpenStudy (lukecrayonz):

How does 20 minutes have anything to do with trigonometry? o.O

OpenStudy (liliakarina):

Minute is a unit meausurement for angles. It belongs to the sexagesimal system

OpenStudy (shayaan_mustafa):

1 degree=60 minutes Regards, Read my Profile. :D

OpenStudy (lukecrayonz):

...weird. I did this chapter in school, now I'm taking the class online and we never did a thing about that.

OpenStudy (lukecrayonz):

So it's just 85.2 degrees?

OpenStudy (liliakarina):

No, wait a little

OpenStudy (shayaan_mustafa):

you have to change minutes in degrees.

OpenStudy (shayaan_mustafa):

20 minutes = 0.333333333... degrees

OpenStudy (shayaan_mustafa):

85 + 0.333 = 85.333degrees

OpenStudy (liliakarina):

60'=1° 20'(1°/60')=...

OpenStudy (lukecrayonz):

Oh wow stupid math mistake on my part.

OpenStudy (shayaan_mustafa):

:D

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