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it is equal to one minute or sixty seconds
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Sine of 1 minute of arc?
1 minute of arc is one sixtieth, or about 0.01667, of a degree. The sine of of 0.01667 degrees is about 0.0002909.
How many degrees does the second hand on a clock travel when it moves through one second?
6 degrees. There are 360 degrees in a full circle, and therefore for every second the hand moves through one sixtieth of a circle.
One sixtieth of a second is how many milliseconds?
16 and 2/3 milliseconds
Can you show me a 25 degree angle?
With the graphic facilities available on this site, I do not stand a chance! However, if you look at an analogue clock, a 25 degree angle is one between 12 (at the top of the clock) and 81/3 minutes.
Does 1 hour equals 1 degree?
No. They are different units. If you're saying on the clock, no. If one degree was one hour there would be 360 hours. 360/12=30, there fore it is 30 degrees on the clock If you are speaking of the rotation of the earth, 360/24 = 15 degrees each hour.
What is one second of one degree?
If you are talking about angles, a second is one sixtieth of a minute. A minute is one sixtieth of a degree. Soooo, a second is one 3600th of a degree (60 times 60)
What is one sixtieth of a degree?
A unit of measurement equal to one sixtieth of a degree is called a minute. There are 60 seconds in one minute, 60 minutes in one degree, and 360 degrees in a full revolution.
How does an arc second compare to an arc minute and degree?
An arc-second is equivalent to one sixtieth (1/60) of one arc-minute. An arc-minute is equivalent to one sixtieth (1/60) of one degree.
What is the definition for degree of an angle?
one three-hundred-and-sixtieth of the circumference of a circle
What is the angle for 1 minute?
1 minute is equal to one sixtieth (or 1/60) of a degree.
What do the symbols in longitude and latitude mean?
The little circle means degrees. An apostrophe refers to minutes- a sixtieth of a degree, or about 1.15 miles. The quotation marks mean a second- one sixtieth of a minute.
What is the definition of a minute?
A unit of time equal to one-sixtieth of an hour, or 60 seconds, or an angular measure of an arc equal to one-sixtieth of a degree in a circle that has been subdivided into 360 degrees, or to 60 seconds of an arc.
If the hour hand on a clock moves one sixtieth of a degreee every minute how many degrees will the hand move in one hour?
360 degrees.
What is the unit of time of one sixtieth of one sixtieth of one twentyforth of twentyfour?
a second
Is one sixtieth of an hour sixty minutes?
one sixtieth of an hour is one minute
Sine of 1 minute of arc?
1 minute of arc is one sixtieth, or about 0.01667, of a degree. The sine of of 0.01667 degrees is about 0.0002909.
When was it confirmed that there was 360 degrees in a circle?
It was never confirmed. The degree was created as a unit equal to one three hundred sixtieth of the way around a circle
