Help with Radians: Find Angles in Radians

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The discussion revolves around converting degrees to radians, specifically focusing on the conversion of 249 degrees into radians. Participants are exploring the relationship between degrees and radians in the context of trigonometric functions.

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  • Mathematical reasoning, Assumption checking

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  • Participants discuss the conversion factor of degrees to radians and question the accuracy of approximations. There is also a mention of different notations for expressing radians.

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Some participants have provided calculations and approximations for the conversion, while others are exploring different notational conventions for radians. The discussion includes both agreement on the numerical approximation and curiosity about notation without reaching a consensus on the preferred method.

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There are references to rounding in calculations and varying notational practices for radians, which may influence understanding and communication among participants.

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I need help with radians.. One of my questions is: An angle of 0 (with line through it) =249 degrees is equivalent to how many radians? Answer in units of rad.
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1 degree = [itex]\pi[/itex]/180 radians. Angle [itex]\theta[/itex] = 249 degrees. What do you think you should do?
 
Would the answer be 4.35 radians?
 
tenchick19 said:
Would the answer be 4.35 radians?
Yes, but that would be an approximation.

[tex]249^\circ = \frac{{249\pi }}{{180}}rad = \frac{{83\pi }}{{60}}rad \approx 4.35rad[/tex]
 
That's what I get, if you're rounding.

I forgot you got to be fast around here. :biggrin:
 
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thank you so much!
 
honestrosewater said:
That's what I get, if you're rounding.

I forgot you got to be fast around here. :biggrin:
:blushing:

tenchick19 said:
thank you so much!
Glad we could help :smile:
 
Just a really, really, really small point. Radians, I am sure, can be written as [tex]\pi ^c[/tex].

Like I said - a really, realy, really small point.

The Bob (2004 ©)
 
The Bob said:
Just a really, really, really small point. Radians, I am sure, can be written as [tex]\pi ^c[/tex].

Like I said - a really, realy, really small point.

The Bob (2004 ©)

I never knew that, in my books, they always denoted radians by putting a little R superscript, like so:

[itex]2\pi^R[/itex]
 
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FluxCapacitator said:
I never knew that, in my books, they always denoted radians by putting a little R superscript, like so:

[itex]2\pi^R[/itex]
Really? I usually use c. I have never seen that before. I expected to R when I studied radians but we use c.

The Bob (2004 ©)
 

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