How do you convert degrees, minutes, and seconds into radians?

1 Answer
May 4, 2018

First convert your 'd.m.s' measure to decimal degrees (dd), and then convert that to radians.
#rad = pi xx (d + m/60 + s/3600)/180#

Explanation:

One degree is equal 0.01745329252 radians. 1° = π/180°
One radian is equal 57.295779513 degrees. 1 rad = 180°/π
One degree is equal to 60 minutes and equal to 3600 seconds:
1° = 60' = 3600"
The decimal degrees dd is equal to:
dd = d + m/60 + s/3600

So, first convert your 'd.m.s' measure to decimal degrees (dd), and then convert that to radians.

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