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  1. November 25th 2011, 09:15 AM #1
    David Green
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    Converting degrees to radians to exact

    Could somebody please explain how to get from this to this?

    pi/180 x 66 = 11/30 pi (exact)

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    Re: Converting degrees to radians to exact

    Quote Originally Posted by David Green View Post
    Could somebody please explain how to get from this to this?
    pi/180 x 66 = 11/30 pi (exact)
    \frac{66}{180}=\frac{6(11)}{6(30)}=\frac{\not6(11) }{\not6(30)}=\frac{11}{30}
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