SOLUTION: Find the reference angle for the given angle. Show your work. -404°

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Question 957279: Find the reference angle for the given angle. Show your work.
-404°
Answer by erica65404(394) About Me  (Show Source):
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This may be more simply than you think.

add 360 to the number.

-404 + 360 = -44

now add 360 again

-44 + 360 = 316

316 is the same as -404 in degrees. To find the positive angle of a negative angle just add 360 to the angle until you get a positive number.