Proof of Angles: Does it Seem Correct?

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The discussion focuses on a mathematical proof relating degrees and grads, starting with the conversion of 1 degree to 10/9 grads. The user generalizes this to x degrees equating to (10/9)x grads. The proof involves calculating the number of minutes in both degrees and grads, leading to a simplified fraction of 27/50. Feedback suggests avoiding mixed numbers for easier calculations, and an alternative simplification method is proposed. The proof appears to be validated by the participants in the discussion.
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Hi, I just want to know if my proof seems ok.

So we can begin with :

1 degrees = 1+1/9 grads

we multiply by x to generalize

x degrees= x+x/9 grads

now, we take x degrees and multiply it by 60 minutes to know how many minutes it makes.We also do the same with x+x/9 grads but we multiply it by a 100 minutes. After, we put this form :

60x degrees/(100x+100x/9) grads

we simplify it :

60x/(1000x/9)grads

60x * 9/1000x

We cancel and simplify

3*9/50

Which finally gives us 27/50 for any 'x'.

Does this seem correct ? Thank you !
 
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That seems to work. You can simplify the process by a few steps by doing

##\displaystyle\frac{60(x-\frac{x}{10})}{100(x)}## instead.
 
chemistry1 said:
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Hi, I just want to know if my proof seems ok.

So we can begin with :

1 degrees = 1+1/9 grads
It's a bad idea to use mixed numbers like 1 + 1/9, because it makes the calculations more difficult.

1 deg. = 10/9 grads
chemistry1 said:
we multiply by x to generalize

x degrees= x+x/9 grads
x deg. = (10/9)x grads
chemistry1 said:
now, we take x degrees and multiply it by 60 minutes to know how many minutes it makes.We also do the same with x+x/9 grads but we multiply it by a 100 minutes. After, we put this form :

60x degrees/(100x+100x/9) grads


we simplify it :

60x/(1000x/9)grads

60x * 9/1000x

We cancel and simplify

3*9/50

Which finally gives us 27/50 for any 'x'.

Does this seem correct ? Thank you !
 
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Ok, thanks for the info !
 
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