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With the invention of the metric system, based on powers of ten, there was an attempt to replace degrees by decimal "degrees" in France and nearby countries, [note 3] where the number in a right angle is equal to 100 gon with 400 gon in a full circle (1° = 10 ⁄ 9 gon). This was called grade (nouveau) or grad.
Degree precision versus length decimal places decimal degrees DMS Object that can be unambiguously recognized at this scale N/S or E/W at equator E/W at 23N/S E/W at 45N/S E/W at 67N/S 0 1.0: 1° 00′ 0″ country or large region: 111 km: 102 km: 78.7 km: 43.5 km 1 0.1: 0° 06′ 0″ large city or district: 11.1 km: 10.2 km: 7.87 km: 4.35 km ...
Degrees given to three decimal places ( 1 / 1000 of a degree) have about 1 / 4 the precision of degrees-minutes-seconds ( 1 / 3600 of a degree) and specify locations within about 120 metres (390 feet).
The values of sine and cosine of 30 and 60 degrees are derived by analysis of the equilateral triangle. In an equilateral triangle, the 3 angles are equal and sum to 180°, therefore each corner angle is 60°. Bisecting one corner, the special right triangle with angles 30-60-90 is obtained.
degrees and decimal minutes: 40° 26.767′ N 79° 58.933′ W; decimal degrees: +40.446 -79.982; There are 60 minutes in a degree and 60 seconds in a minute. Therefore, to convert from a degrees minutes seconds format to a decimal degrees format, one may use the formula
This rule also applies to the symbol "°C" for degrees Celsius, as in "25 °C", and to the percent sign, as in "10 %". The only exceptions are the symbols for the units of plane angle: degree, minute of arc, and second of arc – which follow the numerical value without a space in between ("30 degrees" is expressed by "30°", for example).
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A method to solve such problems is to consider the rate of change of the angle in degrees per minute. The hour hand of a normal 12-hour analogue clock turns 360° in 12 hours (720 minutes) or 0.5° per minute. The minute hand rotates through 360° in 60 minutes or 6° per minute. [1]