SOLUTION: please help me: in general. how do you know what direction to add or sub tract to find the ref angle: example what is the ref angle of -6pie/5 or 264 degrees. i feel s

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Question 619100: please help me:

in general. how do you know what direction to add or sub tract to find the ref angle:
example what is the ref angle of -6pie/5 or
264 degrees. i feel subtracting 264-360 might make this one 96?

Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
0º ≤ reference angle ≤ 90º

the reference angle is referenced from the horizontal (x) axis

264º - 180º = 84º