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Answer:

714° ----> 6°

23π/5 ----> 2π/5

120° ----> 60°

31π/6 ----> π/6

Step-by-step explanation:

The reference angle depends on the quadrant of the coterminal angle, so

If the coterminal angle is between 0 and 90°, or between 0 and π/2, the reference angle is the same coterminal angle.

If the coterminal angle is between 90° and 180° or between π/2 and π, the reference angle is (180 - angle) or (π - angle).

If the coterminal angle is between 180° and 270° or between π and 3π/2, the reference angle is (angle - 180) or (angle - π).

If the coterminal angle is between 270° and 360° or between 3π/2 and 2π, the reference angle is (360 - angle) or (2π - angle).

Now, for each angle measurement, we get:

714°

A coterminal angle can be calculated subtracting 360° from 714°, so

714° - 360° = 354°

Since 354° is an angle between 270° and 360°, the reference angle is

Reference angle = 360 - angle

Reference angle = 360 - 354

Reference angle = 6°

23π/5

To find the coterminal angle, let's subtract 2π as follows

23π/5 - 2π = 13π/5

13π/5 - 2π = 3π/5

Since 3π/5 is an angle between π/2 and π, the reference angle is

Reference angle = π - 3π/5 = 2π/5

120°

This is an angle between 90° and 180°, so the reference angle is

Reference angle = 180 - 120 = 60°

31π/6

Subtracting 2π, we get that the coterminal angle is

31π/6 - 2π = 19π/6

19π/6 - 2π = 7π/6

Since 7π/6 is an angle between π and 3π/2, the reference angle is

Reference angle = 7π/6 - π = π/6

Therefore, the answers are

714° ----> 6°

23π/5 ----> 2π/5

120° ----> 60°

31π/6 ----> π/6

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