The 23 20' 48" is the same as 23.46 degrees after converting minutes and seconds to degrees.
What is unit conversion?
It is defined as the conversion from one quantity unit to another quantity unit followed by the process of division, and multiplication by a conversion factor.
It is given that:
The quantity:
= 23 20' 48"
Or
= 23 degrees, 20 minutes, and 48 seconds.
1 degree = 60 minutes
60 minutes = 360 seconds
20 minutes = (20/60) degrees
20 minutes = 1/3 degrees
48 seconds = 48/360 degrees
48 seconds = 2/15 degrees
= 23 20' 48" = (23 + 1/3 + 2/15) degrees
Fraction number consists of two parts, one is the top of the fraction number which is called the numerator and the second is the bottom of the fraction number which is called the denominator.
= 23 20' 48" = 23.46 degrees
Thus, the 23 20' 48" is the same as 23.46 degrees after converting minutes and seconds to degrees.
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