Question

On a compass, due east is a 1/4 turn clockwise from due north. How many degrees are in a 1/4 turn?

Answer 1

One full turn is 360 degrees. 1/4 of 360 degrees is 270
360-270=90 degrees. One fourth of a full turn is 90 degrees

Answer 2

`90^o`

Explanation:

We have been given that on a compass, due east is a 1/4 turn clockwise from due north.

Since we know that a compass is in form of a circle and the measure of degrees in a circle is 360 degrees.

To find the number of degrees in a one-fourth turn, we will divide 360 by 4.

`\text{Number of degrees in a 1/4 turn of compass}=(360^o)/(4)`

`\text{Number of degrees in a 1/4 turn of compass}=90^o`

Therefore, there are 90 degrees in a 1/4 turn of compass.