How do you convert 36 (degrees) 32 (minutes) 34 (seconds) into radian measure?

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Answer 1 · 2015-05-06T08:49:47

we are given:
$36^{o}$ $36^o$ 32'34"

converting:

1) minutes
$= 32/60 = 0.53'$

2) seconds
$= 34/3600 = 0.0094$ "

these two values need to be added to $36^o$

$= 36^o + 0.53 + 0.0094$

$= 36.5394^o$

$approx 36.54^o$

converting this value to radians:
$= 36.54^o xx (pi/180)$

$= 0.637$ radians