What Angle Does a Jetliner Turn on a Circular Path?

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Homework Statement


Making a turn, a jetliner flies 2.1 km on a circular path of radius 3.3 km.
Through what angle does it turn? Express in 2 significant figures.

Homework Equations


Arc length = ##S=rθ##

The Attempt at a Solution


Please see the attached image. I've tried multiple different forms of the answer and none of them are being accepted. Is it conceptual?
 

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A screenshot of the problem.
 

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Oh man. Been a long day. Conceptually, you'd call it good?
 
opus said:
Oh man. Been a long day. Conceptually, you'd call it good?
Yes. The problem statement doesn't indicate the units required for the answer. So, maybe you don't need to convert to degrees.
 
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Thanks. I really need to try to slow down on working problems. Once I miss something and look it over for errors, it's like the error blends in and I don't even notice it.
I don't like the degree thing as it makes more sense to be in rad, but by the looks of the screenshot of the problem, it looks like it's got a degree symbol to the right.
 
opus said:
... but by the looks of the screenshot of the problem, it looks like it's got a degree symbol to the right.
Ah, I hadn't noticed. Thanks.
 
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Thanks for your help as always.