Question

Convert the angle in degrees to radians. Express your answer in decimal form, rounded to two decimal places. 17 degrees

Answer 1

the confusion lies in the decimal places part.

Answer 2

huh….

Answer 3

ok, so, let's start with this, how many radians are in 360 degrees?

Answer 4

2pi

Answer 5

good, so now, you want to set up a proportion where your variable is the amount of radians 17 degrees is

Answer 6

(you can also use 180 deg and pi, but either works)

Answer 7

so something like \[2\pi/360 = ?/17\]

Answer 8

yup yup

Answer 9

or change that to pi/180

Answer 10

make it pi and 180 so your numbers are smaller, and solve

Answer 11

alright. i got approximately 0.2967

Answer 12

from there is it just 0.30?

Answer 13

and would that be 0.3 pi? or not

Answer 14

\[17\pi=180x\]
\[x=\frac{17\pi}{180}\]
\[x\approx .2967\]
\[x\approx .30\]

Answer 15

yup just .30, make sure you keep the 0 since they specified 2 decimal places

Answer 16

alright, thanks a lot

Answer 17

np