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What is the difference between Degrees and Radians?

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B. Denton

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Answered Oct 15, 2020

Radians and degrees are two distinct units for moving an angle, and radians are a more effective measuring angle method. Each degree characterizes 1/360 of a full rotation. This measurement means that each circle is divided into 360 degrees. And each movement is counted as 1 degree. Three hundred sixty degrees represents a full circle.

Half of a process is 180 degrees, and a quarter of a circle is 90 degrees. Degrees are not the best way to find the unit for a moving angle. The concept of the radius is a bit more complicated. The radian is constructed on the radius of a full circle. The distance of a circle is a line drawn in a circle that links the center of a circle to the circumference.

This line is taken and measured around the circle's rim when the start of the line and endpoint is connected to the center. The lines form an angle. This angle is known as one radian, and it takes three radians to make a full circle.

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Answered Jun 16, 2020

Radians and degrees are two different ways of measuring an angle. It is basic mathematics to know this information. However, it is not information you tend to need every day, though you might if you are in a specific profession. The degree is the oldest way of measuring an angle, although it is a bit more complicated. Angles are synonymous with degrees. However, it is in the advanced study that we learn about radians.

Radians are the preferred way to measure an angle. Each degree symbolizes 1/360 of a full rotation. Each circle is apportioned into 360 degrees, and each movement is counted as one degree. When learning how to measure an angle using degrees, students will often use a compass to measure out 45 degrees, and then 90 degrees. More advanced math students find this way of learning to be archaic, so instead, they measure in radius.

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Answered Jun 07, 2020

Degrees and radians are two different units that are mostly used in measuring angles. A degree can be said to be a unit of measurement which is used in determining the amount of an angle and also expresses its direction. One thing that forms the basis for angle measurement is the absolute rotation of the angle, which is its maximum value of -360 degrees. This value is considered the ideal angle measurement of a circle in degrees. The angle between two lines is measured starting from the center and extends to the perimeter of the lines, probably using a compass.

The degree is usually introduced at the elementary stage of school learning, while radian comes in at an advanced stage. Radian is often used in calculus and trigonometry in mathematics. Calculating with the use of radians usually involves smaller numbers. The radius of a circle is the length between the center of the circle and its circumference. A radian is equivalent to half the circumference of a circle, forming angle on a straight line, which is 180 degrees.

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