Question

Convert the following angle to decimal degrees.
a=274° 33' 23"

Answer 1

Answer:

274.556 degrees to the nearest thousandth.

Step-by-step explanation:

33 ' = 33/60 = 0.55 degrees.

23" = 23/60 minutes

= 23/60 / 60 = 0.00639 degrees

So the answer is 274 + 0.55 + 0.00639 degrees

=

274.55639 degrees.