SOLUTION: find one positive co terminal angle i don't understand how to find a positive angle please help, i would really appreciate it! 395° -50°

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Question 848130: find one positive co terminal angle
i don't understand how to find a positive angle please help, i would really appreciate it!
395°
-50°

Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If you turn by 360 degrees, that
brings you back to 0 degrees
( they are the same thing )
So, 395 degrees goes around
360 degrees, and then has
+395+-+360+=+35+ degrees left
to turn.
35 degrees is the positive angle
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-50 degrees
You got to -50 degrees by turning
clockwise from 0 degrees. They want to know
how you get to the same position
by turning counter clockwise instead.
+360+-+50+=+310+
310 degrees is the positive angle
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