document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1002822>Question 1002822</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the value of the following. cot40°20 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #619795 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=619795\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> cot 40 degrees 20 minutes is what is shown.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you want to convert minutes to degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "minutes = 60 * degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "therefore degrees = minutes / 60\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "40 degrees 20 minutes is the same as 40 + 20/60 degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "tht becomes 40.333333333333....... degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this can also be written as (40 + 1/3) degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in your calculator, enter 1 / tan(40 + 1/3) and you will get cot(40.33333....).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the result is 1.17769791\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you had rounded 4.33333333...... to 6 decimal places, you would have gotten cot(40.333333) = 1/tan(40.333333) = 1.177769805\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that's accurate to 6 decimal places which may or may not be accurate enough depending on what you using the measurement for.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the following reference explains the conversion process in more detail.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "there are degrees and minutes and seconds.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 degree is equal to 60 minutes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 minute is equal to 60 degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 degree is therefore equal to 3600 seconds (60 * 60).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<a  rel=nofollow HREF= \"http://www.augustatech.edu/math/molik/DegreesTransparency.pdf\" target = \"_blank\">http://www.augustatech.edu/math/molik/DegreesTransparency.pdf</a>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you use 1/tan rather than cot because most calculator don't give you cot directly.\r<BR>\n" );
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