document.write( "Question 1204852: What is the measure of the principal angle that is coterminal with the given angle?
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "11π/6 is in the answer key, but I can’t solve it.
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\n" ); document.write( "\"%2823pi%29%2F6+=+12.042772\" approximately
\n" ); document.write( "Recall that \"2pi+=+6.28\" approximately, so we need to find a coterminal angle between 0 and 6.28 roughly.
\n" ); document.write( "Unfortunately 12.042772 is not between 0 and 6.28\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Subtract off \"2pi\" to rotate the angle 360 degrees, and land on a coterminal angle.
\n" ); document.write( "\"%2823pi%29%2F6-2pi\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%2823pi%29%2F6-2pi%2A%286%2F6%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%2823pi%29%2F6-%2812pi%29%2F6\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%2823pi-12pi%29%2F6\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%2811pi%29%2F6\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "As a check, this result should be between 0 and 6.28 radians.
\n" ); document.write( "\"%2811pi%29%2F6+=+5.759587\" approximately\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Another approach\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "This method is a bit longer, but it's something to consider.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Multiply by \"180%2Fpi\" to convert from radians to degrees.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28%2823pi%29%2F6%29%2A%28180%2Fpi%29+=+690\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "This means \"matrix%281%2C5%2C%2823pi%29%2F6%2C%22radians%22%2C%22=%22%2C690%2C%22degrees%22%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "The angle 690 degrees is not between 0 and 360.
\n" ); document.write( "Subtract off 360 (repeatedly) until landing somewhere in this interval.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "690-360 = 330
\n" ); document.write( "We're now between 0 and 360.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Angles 690 degrees and 330 degrees are coterminal.
\n" ); document.write( "They point in the same direction (somewhere in the southeast quadrant).\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Lastly, we convert from degrees to radians.
\n" ); document.write( "Use the conversion factor \"pi%2F180\" which is the reciprocal of the previous conversion factor used.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"330%2A%28pi%2F180%29+=+%2811pi%29%2F6\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"matrix%281%2C5%2C330%2C%22degrees%22%2C%22=%22%2C%2811pi%29%2F6%2C%22radians%22%29\"
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