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How did it come to be that there are 360 degrees within a circle?
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∙ 9y ago
very slightly under 24 hours, and as the circumference of the earth is roughly 24,000 miles, the equator is spinning at approximately 1000mph
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y ago23 hours 56 minutes you dunderhead not 24 like most people think
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∙ 14y agoBecause the humans who invented mathematics defined 360 degrees to be
the measure of one complete cycle of anything circular or periodic.
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∙ 9y agodraw a line from the circle center to any point on the periphery. Then rotate around until you come to the same line you will find that you rotated 360 degrees.
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∙ 14y agoAncient Babylonians counted in 60s. 360 is divisible by all integers upto 12 - other than 7 and 11. There are approximately 360 days in a year - a rotation around the sun.
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∙ 8y agoFour hours.
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∙ 13y ago24 hours
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Why there are 360 meridians of longitude?
There are an infinite number of meridians. 360 of them are multiples of a whole degree because there are 360 degrees in a circle.
How many degress of longitude circle earth?
360 degrees of longitude circle the Earth.
How many degrees in a hole turn?
360° in a circle. You spelled "whole" wrong doofus!
What is a back azimuth?
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What is angular measurement?
Usually angles are measured in degrees, 360 degrees being full circle. There are also radians, full circle being 2 x PI
How many degrees in a circle?
360 degrees are in a circle no matter how big or small the circle is A circle has 360 degrees.
How are pie charts in circle graphs used?
To compare data within 360 degrees of a circle
How many Degreese is a circle?
There are 360 degrees in a circle.
Is a circle 360 degrees or 180 degrees?
A full circle is 360 degrees. 180 degrees is a half circle. 90 degrees is a quarter circle.
Degrees in a circle?
There are 360 degrees in a circle.
What fraction is a 90 degrees?
In terms of an angle within a circle, it is one quarter of the full 360 degrees.
How many degrees is a circle?
A circle consists of 360 degrees.There are 360 degrees around a circle
How many degrees are in 52 percent of a circle?
A circle is 360 degrees. So:52% of 360 degrees:= 52% * 360= 0.52 * 360= 187.2 degrees
How do you find the number of degrees in a circle from a percentage?
The number of degrees in a circle is always 360.The number if degrees in a part of a circle is that same part of 360.In 74.2% of a circle, there are 74.2% of 360 degrees.
What is 12.5 percent of a circle written in degrees?
45 degrees A circle has 360 degrees. 12.5% * 360 degrees = 0.125 * 360 degrees = 45 degrees
What is the measurement of a circle?
it is 360 degrees
A circle is 360 degrees what fraction of the circle is 60 degrees?
360/60=6, so there are 6-60s in 360. 60 degrees is 1/6 of 360.
