How do you convert 0.45^circ0.45∘ to D^circM'S'' form?

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Shwetank Mauria
Dec 14, 2016

0.45^o=0^o27'0''

Explanation:

In D^oM'S'' "form, one degree is equivalent to 60 minutes and each minute is equivalent to 60 seconds.

As such, 0.45^o is equivalent to 0.45xx60=27'

As there are no fractional minutes, number of seconds are 0

and 0.45^o=0^o27'0''

Note - Had we have 0.455^o this would have been equivalent to 0.455xx60=27.3' and then 0.3' would have been equivalent to 0.3xx60=18'' and 0.455^o=0^o27'18''

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