Question

Convert 4.5 to D.M.S. form. I dont know how to do it.. Please help. I have a test tomorrow

Answer 1

DMS is degrees/minutes/seconds
So 4.5 degrees is equal to 4 and a half degrees.

Answer 2

1 degree has 60 minutes in it, so a half of a degree is equal to what?

Answer 3

if the minute answer has decimals in it, you would multiply the remaining decimal by 60 sec since there are 60 sec in a min

Answer 4

but the answer is 257.. :|

Answer 5

ok, this is because the original units of 4.5 are radians
We start with 4.5 radians and have to convert this to degrees.

Answer 6

Next, we take the decimal of the degrees we get and multiply that by 60 to get minutes
Finally, take the decimal of the minutes and multiply that by 60 to get second.

Answer 7

Omgg thankyou soo much. Now I get why I was getting it wrong. Tyyy

Answer 8

your welcome