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6. Calculate the value of tan (48°19'23").

A. 0.75
B. 88.81
C. 1.12
D. 0.66

User Ilmoi
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Answer:

C. 1.12

Explanation:

There are 60' (minutes) in a degree and 60" in a minute meaning that we have (60×60) seconds in a degree.

Therefore to convert seconds to degrees we divide by 3600. and minutes to degrees we divide by 60.

The angle 48°19'23'' can be converted into a decimal as follows

48°+(19/60+23/3600)°

=48.323°

Tan 48.323= 1.12

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