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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Trig help please

OpenStudy (anonymous):

#6

terenzreignz (terenzreignz):

What seems to be the problem?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

#6 on that sheet

OpenStudy (anonymous):

and 7 ! I have got stuck

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Please and thank you

terenzreignz (terenzreignz):

lol ok. I don't really see what trig has to do with this, but okay.... let's see...

terenzreignz (terenzreignz):

With 6, I mean.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Oh okay

terenzreignz (terenzreignz):

How many degrees do you get in one full revolution?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

360.

terenzreignz (terenzreignz):

That's right, so one rev/min is the same as 360 degrees/min, right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I did 16/60 times 360 and I got 96, which was the right answer, but when I do the same method for the rest I get the wrong answer

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes

terenzreignz (terenzreignz):

You should get the correct answer... that is, divide by 60 and multiply by 360... which is actually the same as just multiplying by 6 haha

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ohhhhhhhh I wish I was as smart as you ahah

terenzreignz (terenzreignz):

So to get "degrees per second" given revs/min, just multiply by 6 ^_^

OpenStudy (anonymous):

but for degrees per second for 33(1/3) the answer is 200. I got 66 :(

terenzreignz (terenzreignz):

You shouldn't lol Multiply 6 to both 33 and 1/3, separately first, and then add the results. That's how you do it with mixed numbers.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ohh omg I got it ! wow thanks you :) what about for radians? Would I do pi over 60 ? then multiply or am I completely wrong?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no wait I got it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

2 pi / 60 then multiply

OpenStudy (anonymous):

right?

terenzreignz (terenzreignz):

I knew you would... you're smarter than you give yourself credit for :D

OpenStudy (anonymous):

aha thank you so much :) !

terenzreignz (terenzreignz):

As for number 7, rely on your good friend the calculator for that haha.

terenzreignz (terenzreignz):

Just to spare you some time, use \[\large \frac \pi {30}\] instead of \[\large \frac{2\pi}{60}\] haha

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