Grade 11TrigonometryProve that the ratio of no. of sexagesimal minutes to the no. of centesimal minutes in the same angle is 27:50 Shrey 12 Years agoGrade 11
bharat bajajApproved Tutor Answer12 Years agoIn Sexagesimal system, 1 right angle = 90 degrees and one degree = 60 minutesSo one right angle = 90 x 60 minutes In Centesimal system, 1 right angle = 100 grades and one grade = 100 minutesSo one right angle = 100 x 100 minutesHence, from these :Ratio in Sexagesimal : Centesimal = (90 x 60) : (100 x100) = 27 : 50