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Why do we use radians in numerical methods? What is the problem of using degrees?

Why do we use radians in numerical methods? What is the problem of using degrees?
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Why do we use radians in numerical methods? What is the problem of using degrees?

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Step-by-step explanation:

radians make it possible to relate to Linear measures and an angle measure

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Radians make it possible to relate a linear measure and an angle measure. ... The length of the arc subtended by the central angle becomes the radian measure of the angle. This keeps all the important numbers like the sine and cosine of the central angle, on the same scale.
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