Degrees/radians conversions – HP 15c User Manual

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Section 2: Numeric Functions

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Hours.Decimal Hours

Hours.Minutes Seconds Decimal Seconds

(H.h)

(H.MMSSs)

Degrees.Decimal Hours

Degrees.Minutes Seconds Decimal Seconds

(D.d)

(D.MMSSs)

Hours/Degrees-Minutes-Seconds Conversion. Pressing ´ h

converts the number in the display from a decimal hours/degrees format to
an hours/degree-minutes-seconds-decimal seconds format.

For example, press ´ h to convert

Press ´ u to display the value to all possible decimal places:

Decimal Hours (or Degrees) Conversion. Pressing | À converts the
number in the display from an hours/degrees-minutes-seconds-decimal
seconds format to a decimal hours/degrees format.

Degrees/Radians Conversions

The d and r functions are used to convert angles to degrees
or radians (D.d

R.r). The degrees must be expressed as decimal numbers,

and not in a minutes-seconds format.

Keystrokes

Display

40.5

´ r

0.7069

Radians.

| d

40.5000

40.5 degrees (decimal fraction).

1 1 4 0 4 2 0 0 0 0

to the hundred-thousandth of a second.

seconds

hours

1 . 1 4 0 4

1.2 3 4 5

minutes

hours

to

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