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Using radians

Because radian    measure is the ratio of two lengths, it is a unitless measure. For example, in [link] , suppose the radius were 2 inches and the distance along the arc were also 2 inches. When we calculate the radian measure of the angle, the “inches” cancel, and we have a result without units. Therefore, it is not necessary to write the label “radians” after a radian measure, and if we see an angle that is not labeled with “degrees” or the degree symbol, we can assume that it is a radian measure.

Considering the most basic case, the unit circle (a circle with radius 1), we know that 1 rotation equals 360 degrees,   360° . We can also track one rotation around a circle by finding the circumference,   C = 2 π r , and for the unit circle   C = 2 π .   These two different ways to rotate around a circle give us a way to convert from degrees to radians.

1 rotation = 360° = 2 π  radians 1 2  rotation = 180° = π  radians 1 4  rotation = 90° = π 2  radians

Identifying special angles measured in radians

In addition to knowing the measurements in degrees and radians of a quarter revolution, a half revolution, and a full revolution, there are other frequently encountered angles in one revolution of a circle with which we should be familiar. It is common to encounter multiples of 30, 45, 60, and 90 degrees. These values are shown in [link] . Memorizing these angles will be very useful as we study the properties associated with angles.

A graph of a circle with angles of 0, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, 135, 150, 180, 210, 225, 240, 270, 300, 315, and 330 degrees.
Commonly encountered angles measured in degrees

Now, we can list the corresponding radian values for the common measures of a circle corresponding to those listed in [link] , which are shown in [link] . Be sure you can verify each of these measures.

A graph of a circle with angles of 0, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, 135, 150, 180, 210, 225, 240, 270, 300, 315, and 330 degrees. The graph also shows the equivalent amount of radians for each angle of degrees. For example, 30 degrees is equal to pi/6 radians.
Commonly encountered angles measured in radians

Finding a radian measure

Find the radian measure of one-third of a full rotation.

For any circle, the arc length along such a rotation would be one-third of the circumference. We know that

1  rotation = 2 π r

So,

s = 1 3 ( 2 π r ) = 2 π r 3

The radian measure would be the arc length divided by the radius.

radian measure = 2 π r 3 r = 2 π r 3 r = 2 π 3
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Find the radian measure of three-fourths of a full rotation.

3 π 2

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Converting between radians and degrees

Because degrees and radians both measure angles, we need to be able to convert between them. We can easily do so using a proportion where   θ   is the measure of the angle in degrees and   θ R   is the measure of the angle in radians.

θ 180 = θ R π

This proportion shows that the measure of angle   θ   in degrees divided by 180 equals the measure of angle   θ   in radians divided by   π .   Or, phrased another way, degrees is to 180 as radians is to   π .

Degrees 180 = Radians π

Converting between radians and degrees

To convert between degrees and radians, use the proportion

θ 180 = θ R π

Converting radians to degrees

Convert each radian measure to degrees.

  1. π 6
  2. 3

Because we are given radians and we want degrees, we should set up a proportion and solve it.

  1. We use the proportion, substituting the given information.
    θ 180 = θ R π θ 180 = π 6 π θ = 180 6 θ = 30°
  2. We use the proportion, substituting the given information.
    θ 180 = θ R π θ 180 = 3 π θ = 3 ( 180 ) π θ ≈ 172°
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Convert   − 3 π 4   radians to degrees.

−135 °

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