DEMO Angle Conversion (Page 3 of 5)

While in Degree mode, radians can be converted to decimal degrees simply by entering the measure of the angle on the Home screen followed by the radian symbol. For example, convert 5π/8 radians to decimal degrees. If the angle involves an expression, parentheses are necessary to preserve the order of operations.

 CLEAR key.

 Left parenthesis key. 5 2nd Pi key. Divide key. 8 Right parenthesis key. 2nd ANGLE key. 3 colon menu selection. ENTER key.

Calculator screen image.

To obtain degrees, minutes and seconds, just add the DMS command. Try converting π/64 to DMS format.

 Left parenthesis key. 2nd Pi key. Divide key. 64 Right parenthesis key. 2nd ANGLE key. 3 colon menu selection. 2nd ANGLE key. 4 colon menu selection. ENTER key. Calculator screen image.
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