Degrees

Angles are measured in degrees. One revolution is divided into 360 equal parts and each part is called a degree. The angle subtended at the center of the circle after one complete rotation of the radius is 360°. The symbol for degrees is denoted by ‘°‘. Degrees is not an SI unit to measure angles but it is an accepted unit to measure. Hence, while solving problems, it is preferred to convert the unit of angle from radians to degrees to understand it better. The instrument used to measure an angle in degrees is a protractor.

Comparing the measures of the angle for a complete rotation, we observe,

• 360 Degrees = 2π Radians
• 180 Degrees = π Radians