Trigonometry Examples Radian Measure and Circular Functions

Convert to Degrees, Minutes, and Seconds

Step 1
To convert decimal degree to degree, minutes, and seconds, the whole units of degrees will remain the same. Multiply the decimal by . The whole number becomes the minutes.
Step 2
Multiply by .
Step 3
Take the remaining decimal and multiply by and take the whole number portion to find the seconds.
Step 4
Multiply by .
Step 5
Take the three sets of whole numbers and combine them, using the symbols for degrees , minutes , and seconds .

Radian Measure and Circular Functions

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