Find the Radian Measure Corresponding to the Following Degree Measure : \( 7^\circ 30′ \)
First convert minutes into degrees:
\[ 30′ = \frac{30}{60}^\circ = \frac{1}{2}^\circ \]
Therefore,
\[ 7^\circ 30′ = 7.5^\circ = \frac{15}{2}^\circ \]
To convert a degree measure into radians, we use the formula:
\[ \text{Radian} = \text{Degree} \times \frac{\pi}{180^\circ} \]
Conversion into Radians
\[ \frac{15}{2}^\circ \times \frac{\pi}{180^\circ} \]
\[ = \frac{15\pi}{360} \]
\[ = \frac{\pi}{24} \]
Answer
\[ \frac{\pi}{24} \]