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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Another unit of angle measure, used primarily in engineering, is called a gradian.  There are 100 gradians in a right angle.  Is 1 gradian smaller or larger than 1 degree?  Why?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I believe 1 gradian is smaller than 1 degree because we're comparing 100 (gradian) to 90 (degrees in right angle).  It seems too simple so I'm asking for confirmation or correction.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A gradian is 1/100 of a right angle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A degree is 1/90 of a right angle.<BR>\n" );
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