What is (72^\circ 30') in decimal degrees?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: (72.5^\circ)
(30'=\frac{30}{60}^\circ=0.5^\circ), so the value is (72.5^\circ). Do not write minutes directly as decimals.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
(72.5^\circ)
Why is this the correct answer?
(30'=\frac{30}{60}^\circ=0.5^\circ), so the value is (72.5^\circ). Do not write minutes directly as decimals.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 12 Mathematics question. Chapter: Trigonometric Functions. Topic: Angles.