Its that .8 that I don't understand. Cause you can't say 30.2958.8. I am getting close to the answer just by putting in 588
2007-03-10 01:16:44 · 2 answers · asked by G mon 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
You need to think of the fractions of a degree for minutes and seconds - you can't just place the numbers together because we're not working with base 10 quantities.
1 minute = 1/60 degrees.
1 second = =1/60 minute = 1/3600 degrees.
So your angle can be expressed as these fractions:
= angle + minutes + seconds
= 30 + 29/60 + 58.8/3600
= 30 + 0.48333 + 0.01633
= 30.4997 degrees.
2007-03-10 01:28:31 · answer #1 · answered by davidbgreensmith 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In scientific calculator there is a function for this. Just press that button and it will be simple.
2007-03-10 09:20:01 · answer #2 · answered by sunlight 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋