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Topic: How to prove that angle in a Circle is 2 Pi Rads ?
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Re: How to prove that angle in a Circle is 2 Pi Rads ?
Posted: Jun 5, 2009 12:17 AM
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On Jun 4, 12:21 pm, "[Mr.] Lynn Kurtz" <ku...@asu.edu.invalid> wrote:
> On Thu, 4 Jun 2009 11:27:09 -0700 (PDT), Nimo <azeez...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >Hi..,
>
> >well,
>
> >How to prove or assume or conclude or axiomate that
> >angle in a circle is 2*Pi Rads or 360 degrees.
>
> >greetings
> >  nimo
>
> Definition: One radian is the measure of a central angle that subtends
> an arc of length 1 on the unit circle.
>

Shall I've to take this as an *axiom* and
therefore conclude that total angle in a circle is 360degrees.


> --Lynn
>
> http://math.asu.edu/~kurtz

thanks for the help:_)

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?cogito ergo sum?

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