How do you convert 36 (degrees) 32 (minutes) 34 (seconds) into radian measure?

1 Answer
May 6, 2015

we are given:
#36^o# 32'34"

converting:

1) minutes
# = 32/60 = 0.53'#

2) seconds
#= 34/3600 = 0.0094# "

these two values need to be added to #36^o#

#= 36^o + 0.53 + 0.0094#

#= 36.5394^o#

#approx 36.54^o#

converting this value to radians:
#= 36.54^o xx (pi/180)#

#= 0.637# radians