SOLUTION: how do i convert a fraction to degree, min, sec? my book tells me how with a $100+ calculator, but my teacher told me to get a casio fx 115(or 300) es, which he uses. an example pr

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Question 353048: how do i convert a fraction to degree, min, sec? my book tells me how with a $100+ calculator, but my teacher told me to get a casio fx 115(or 300) es, which he uses. an example problem is Pi/9 rad. i do not understand how they get 20 deg, 0',0". how do i punch it into my calculator and how can i do it "manually"?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
To convert pi%2F9 into degrees, simply multiply it by 180%2Fpi to get %28pi%2F9%29%28180%2Fpi%29=%28180pi%29%2F%289pi%29=20. So %28pi%2F9%29%28180%2Fpi%29=20