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Katidid
Mar 15, 2009, 08:17 PM
Rewrite the given angle in degree measure

3(pie)/2

HELP PLEASE!!

Perito
Mar 15, 2009, 08:33 PM
The circumference of a circle is 2(pi). A radian is defined as 1 (pi). Therefore, there are 2(pi) radians in a circle. Do you know how many degrees in a circle? If not, you can look it up.

3 (pi)/2 is 1.5 (pi) radians. If there are 2(pi) radians in a circle, what fraction of the circle is that?