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X n ow has a va l u e of 90 , i.e. , 9 0 degre e s , th e arc s in e o f t.
10 DEGREE
2 0 X =A S N 1
30 P RI NT X
Examples
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T h e COMPUTER has t h r ee for m s for repre sent i ng v a l ues in ang u l ar un its-decima l
degrees , r ad i ans , and g r a ds. T h e se for m s a r e u s e d in sp e c ifyi ng the arg u ments to t he
S I N, COS , an d T AN f u nct i ons and i n returni n g t h e resu l ts from t he ASN , ACS, and
A T N func t ions .
T he DEG R EE function c h anges th e un it o f ang l e fo r a ll v a l ues to deci m al degrees un til a
GRAD o r RA DI AN verb i s u sed . T h e OMS a nd DEG fun c t i on s can be used to convert
va l ues in decimal degrees i n to s e x ag es i m al equ iv a le nt (d e grees , m inutes , seconds)
a n d vice versa.
IQ!IM·Mi
T he DEG REE ver b is u s ed to s p e ci fy t h e unit o f ang l e to decimal deg r ees.
Abbreviations : DE. , DEG . , DEGR., DEGRE .
See also : GRA D and RADIAN
1 DEGREE
Verbs
DEGREE