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Convert from degrees-minutes-seconds to decimal degrees.Round your answer to the nearest thousandth.

Convert from degrees-minutes-seconds to decimal degrees.Round your answer to the nearest-example-1
User Bettsy
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Given:


25\degree46^(\prime)11^(\prime)^(\prime)

Required:

To convert the given degrees-minutes-seconds to decimal degrees.

Step-by-step explanation:

Consider


25\degree46^(\prime)11^(\prime)^(\prime)

Now


\begin{gathered} 11/3600=0.00305 \\ \\ 46/60=0.76666 \\ \\ 25/1=25 \end{gathered}

Therefore


\begin{gathered} =25+0.76666+0.00305 \\ =25.76971\degree \end{gathered}

Final Answer:


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