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Decimal Degrees (DD)
DD angles are entered in a D.ddddddd format.
D
.
ddddddd
Degrees (º)
Decimal point separator
Fractional part of a degree.
Example:
28.775º is entered as 28.775.
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Converting Angles
The
Sci – Plus
300
calculator converts angle
measurements from DMS to DD by pressing
[2
nd
] [>DD]
and
DD to DMS by
[2
nd
]
[>DMS]
Note: [>DMS]
is the 2
nd
function of
[+/-]
key
.
Example:
Convert 26º5'12.2" to decimal degree (DD)
format, and then back to degree, minute, seconds (DMS)
format.
Format
DMS format
DD format
DMS format
Keystrokes
Display
Enter 26.05122
26.05122
Enter
[2
nd
] [>DD]
26.086722
Enter
[2
nd
] [>DMS]
26.05122
