Add the quotient to the minutes, and divide this sum by 60 to convert it to decimal parts of a
degree.
Add the quotient to the degrees; the sum being the converted form of degrees, minutes, and
seconds.
Example: Convert 23€ 13' 45" to a decimal fraction.
Solution:
a. The conversion of degrees and decimal parts of a degree to minutes and seconds is done in
the following manner:
Multiply the decimal by 60 to convert it to minutes and decimal parts of a minute.
Multiply the decimal par of a minute by 60 to convert it to seconds.
The result obtained is degrees, minutes, and seconds.
Example: Convert 32.682 to degrees, minutes, and seconds.
Solution:
b. As you will discover, there will be many occasions when two or more angles must be added
together. The addition of two or more angles is done in the following manner.
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