Trigonometry Examples

2.32

$2.32$

Step 1

To convert decimal degree to degree, minutes, and seconds, the whole units of degrees will remain the same. Multiply the decimal by

60

$60$ . The whole number becomes the minutes.

0.32 \cdot 60

$0.32 \cdot 60$

Step 2

Multiply

0.32

$0.32$ by

60

$60$ .

19.2

$19.2$

Step 3

Take the remaining decimal and multiply by

60

$60$ and take the whole number portion to find the seconds.

0.2 \cdot 60

$0.2 \cdot 60$

Step 4

Multiply

0.2

$0.2$ by

60

$60$ .

12

$12$

Step 5

Take the three sets of whole numbers and combine them, using the symbols for degrees

(°)

$(°)$ , minutes

$(^{'})$ , and seconds

$(^{″})$ .

$2$

$°$

$19$

$^{'}$

$12$

$^{″}$

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