4-2 Degrees and Radians

9. NAVIGATION  A sailing enthusiast uses a sextant, an instrument that can measure the angle between two objects
with a precision to the nearest 10 seconds, to measure the angle between his sailboat and a lighthouse. He will be
able to use this angle measure to calculate his distance from shore. If his reading is 17° 37′ 50″, what is the measure
in decimal degree form to the nearest hundredth?

SOLUTION:  

Convert 17° 37′ 50″ to decimal degree form. Each minute is  of a degree and each second is   of a minute, so

each second is  of a degree.

Therefore, 17° 37′ 50″ can be written as about 17.63°.

ANSWER:  
17.63°

Write each degree measure in radians as a multiple of π and each radian measure in degrees.
10. 30°
SOLUTION:  

To convert a degree measure to radians, multiply by

 

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11. 225°
SOLUTION:  

To convert a degree measure to radians, multiply by

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11. 225°
SOLUTION:  

To convert a degree measure to radians, multiply by

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12. –165°
SOLUTION:  

To convert a degree measure to radians, multiply by

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13. –45°
SOLUTION:  

To convert a degree measure to radians, multiply by

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33. AMUSEMENT PARK  A carousel at an amusement park rotates 3024° per ride.
a. How far would a rider seated 13 feet from the center of the carousel travel during the ride?
b. How much farther would a second rider seated 18 feet from the center of the carousel travel during the ride than
the rider in part a?
SOLUTION:  
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a. In this problem, θ = 3024° and r = 13 feet. Convert 3024º to radian measure.
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33. AMUSEMENT PARK  A carousel at an amusement park rotates 3024° per ride.
a. How far would a rider seated 13 feet from the center of the carousel travel during the ride?
b. How much farther would a second rider seated 18 feet from the center of the carousel travel during the ride than
the rider in part a?
SOLUTION:  
a. In this problem, θ = 3024° and r = 13 feet. Convert 3024º to radian measure.

Substitute r = 13 and θ = 16.8π into the arc length formula s = rθ.

 
b. Let r1 represent the distance the first rider is from the center of the carousel and r2 represent the distance the
second rider is from the center. For the second rider, r = 18 feet.
 

Therefore, the second rider would travel about 264 feet farther than the first rider.

ANSWER:  
a. about 686 ft
b. about 264 ft

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