Which quadrant does the given angle 2009 degrees lie?

1 Answer
Oct 18, 2016

2009 is located into the third quadrant.

Explanation:

The first thing is to calculate how many whole turns this angle covers

Dividing 2009360=5.58056 we know that 5 whole turns so

20095360=209=a and now

If 0<a90 first quadrant
If 90<a180 second quadrant
If 180<a270 third quadrant
If 270<a360 fourth quadrant.

So 2009 is located into the third quadrant.