Stage 25 · Trigonometry

25.2.4 Converting Between Degrees and Radians

25.2 Opening the Angle Wide: Any Angle and Radian Measure

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25.2.4 Converting Between Degrees and Radians

Core idea

180° and π are just two ways of naming the same angle, and once you have that yardstick you can switch back and forth freely.

Module goal. We break free of the 'angles only run from 0° to 90°' limit, letting angles spin any number of turns and carry a sign, and we bring in radians — a unit better suited to functions — to set the stage for the unit-circle definition.
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