6.

1 Radian and Degree Measure

Today we will learn the following topics:

 Terminology used to describe angles

 Degree measure of an angle
 Radian measure of an angle
 Converting between radian and degree measure

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 Radian Measure
A second way to measure angles is in radians.
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 180 
radian     57.3
  
 Another way of measuring angles
 Convenient because major measurements of a
circle (circumference, area, etc.) are involve pi
 Radians result in easier numbers to use
 6.1 Radian and Degree Measure

Radian Measure

2 radians corresponds to 360 2  6.28

 radians corresponds to 180   3.14
 
radians corresponds to 90  1.57
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Conversions Between Degrees and Radians

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1. To convert degrees to radians, multiply degrees by
180
180
2. To convert radians to degrees, multiply radians by


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Examples:

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 Ex 5. Convert the degrees to radian measure.

a) 60

b) 30

c) -54

d) -118

e) 45
Ex 6. Convert the radians to degrees.

a) 
6

b) 
2

c)  11
18

d) 
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Class Work
Convert from degrees to radians.
1. 54
2. -300

Convert from radians to degrees.

3. 11
3
13
4. 
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Solving Trigonometric
Equations

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