i know it's 63 degrees but can't figure out what that little thing next to the 6 in '26' means.
2007-04-10 19:13:32 · 4 answers · asked by missy 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
thanks! don't know who to pick to best answer... can anyone tell me how to put this into a casio classpad300plus calculator?
2007-04-10 19:25:17 · update #1
Degrees are subdivided into minutes. A minute is one sixtieth of a degree The ' denotes minutes. (And " denotes seconds, which are one sixtieth of a minute) Your measurement is 63 degrees and 26 minutes.
2007-04-10 19:19:38 · answer #1 · answered by iansand 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Degrees are subdivided into minutes. A minute is one sixtieth of a degree The ' denotes minutes. (And " denotes seconds, which are one sixtieth of a minute) Your measurement is 63 degrees and 26 minutes.
2007-04-11 02:42:32 · answer #2 · answered by prey of viper 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
60' = 1° and 60''=1'.
so 63°26’=63.4333333°
2007-04-11 02:21:47 · answer #3 · answered by dd4dd2dd1 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The ' is the sign for minutes, 1/60th of a degree of arc or angle. There are also " (seconds) which are 1/60th of a ' minute.
2007-04-11 02:21:04 · answer #4 · answered by pingraham@sbcglobal.net 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋