Find the radian measures corresponding to the following degree measures:
(i) 25o
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Ans: As we all know that ${180^\circ } = \pi $ radian. So, ${25^\circ } = \frac{\pi }{{180}} \times 25$ radian $ = \frac{{5\pi }}{{36}}$ radian.
(ii) -47o30’
Ans: As we all know that, $ - {47^\circ }{30^\prime } = \,\, - 47\frac{1}{2}$
$ = \frac{{ - 95}}{2}$ degree
Because of the ${180^\circ } = \pi $ radian $\frac{{ - 95}}{2}$ degree $ = \frac{\pi }{{180}} \times \left( {\frac{{ - 95}}{2}} \right)\operatorname{radian} = \left( {\frac{{ - 19}}{{36 \times 2}}} \right)\pi $ radian $ = \frac{{ - 19}}{{72}}\pi $ radian.
So, $ - {47^\circ }{30^\prime } = \frac{{ - 19}}{{72}}\pi $ radian.
(iii) 240o
Ans: As we all know that ${180^\circ } = \pi $ radian
So, ${240^\circ } = \frac{\pi }{{180}} \times 240$ radian $ = \frac{4}{3}\pi $ radian
(iv) 520o
Ans: As we all know that ${180^\circ } = \pi $ radian. So, ${520^\circ } = \frac{\pi }{{180}} \times 520$ radian $ = \,\frac{{26\pi }}{9}$radian.