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document.write( "Convert .7865 radians to the degree/minute/second form\r
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document.write( "I have to do it without a calculator, and I am stumped!\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #209531 by CharlesG2(834)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Could you please help answer this question: \n" ); document.write( "Convert .7865 radians to the degree/minute/second form \n" ); document.write( "I have to do it without a calculator, and I am stumped! \n" ); document.write( "Thank you very much.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x radians * (180/pi) = y degrees \n" ); document.write( ".7865 * 180/pi = 141.57/pi \n" ); document.write( "(guess you could by long division take 3.14 into 141.57 then use decimal portions to get minutes and seconds) \n" ); document.write( "45.0631 3058 7039 2453 6960 1748 7612 937 degrees on my calculator \n" ); document.write( "the 45 is the degrees \n" ); document.write( "take the decimal portion times 60 to get minutes \n" ); document.write( "3.78783522235472217610492567762299 minutes \n" ); document.write( "3 is the minutes \n" ); document.write( "take the decimal portion of this times 60 to get seconds \n" ); document.write( "47.2701133412833305662955406573793 seconds \n" ); document.write( "so about 47.27 seconds \n" ); document.write( "45º3'47.27\" now that is with a calculator\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |