Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Trigonometric Functions - 5.1 Angles - 5.1 Exercises - Page 504: 44

Answer

$-26^\circ 25'$

Work Step by Step

In this kind of subtraction, we subtract the degrees from the degrees and the minutes from the minutes: $47^\circ23'-73^\circ 48'=(47-73)^\circ+(23-48)'=-26^\circ 25'$
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