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Converting Degrees to Radians |
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Converting Degrees to Radians:
The conversion of degrees to radians is just a proportion
problem.
ex.
Convert 60° to radians.
60/360 = X/2p
2p (60) = 360x
2(3.14)(60) = 360x
1.0467 = x
60° = 1.0467 rads
If P is a point on the initial side of angle q, let P be r
units from the vertex, as the initial side of angle q is rotated
to the terminal side, and P traces an arc length s then:
From now on, q = s will be
understood to be in radians, except in places where
"rad" is needed for clarity.
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