Question

Find the reference angle for the given angle.

-404°

I got -44 but I don't think that's correct...please explain why it's incorrect if it is

Answer 1

Do you know what a reference angle is?

Answer 2

No ma'am

Answer 3

hint : reference angle is always `positive`

Answer 4

http://www.mathopenref.com/reference-angle.html

Answer 5

http://awesomescreenshot.com/0b037vc054
Thank you and what do you call a negative angle

Answer 6

thats 404 degrees, not -404 degrees

Answer 7

-404 = -404+360 = -44

Answer 8

however referene angle is a different concept

Answer 9

my answer choices have no negatives. I will have to talk to my instructor about this

Answer 10

reference angle is never negative, okay ?

may be lets draw this angle ` -44 ` first

Answer 11

thats the angle `-44`, right ?

Answer 12

it is making an angle of 44 degrees with the x axis
so the reference angle will be `44` degrees

Answer 13

I looked again and its not even neg e.O now I'm confused

Answer 14

reference angle is 44 degrees

Answer 15

you must be having 44 degrees in your option, eh ?

Answer 16

I do
but I meant here
http://awesomescreenshot.com/0ef37vcdac
I could have sworn it said -44 last time I looked

Answer 17

yes thats how it should look :
your original angle is "-44" degrees
and the reference angle to that original angle is "44" degrees

Answer 18

does that work the other way around if my original angle is positive?

Answer 19

By definition of reference angle,
it is the angle with the x axis, and it is always positive