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Grade 12th passMechanics

In in what sense is the radian a natural measurement of angle and degree e and arbitrary measurement of same quantity e Hans what advantage are there in using radian rather than degree

Profile image of Nouman Touseef
6 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Vikas TU
6 Years ago
The radian, on the other hand, is defined as the angle of a circle subtended by an arc equal in length to the radius. That definition is far less arbitrary than the definition of a degree so you could claim it is a better unit purely because of how it is defined.The answer is radians.