41 degrees, 20 minutes, 26 seconds - 23 degress, 39 minutes, 56 seconds = ?degrees, ?minutes, ?seconds
Do it just like normal subtraction, except that when you borrow 1 degree, it becomes 60 minutes, ...
41-20-26
23-39-56
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17-40-30
That makes sense. Thank you!
You're welcome!
To subtract the two angles given in degrees, minutes, and seconds, we need to perform column-wise subtraction as we do in basic arithmetic.
First, subtract the seconds column:
26 seconds - 56 seconds = -30 seconds
Since the result is negative, borrow 1 minute (60 seconds) from the minutes column:
20 minutes - 1 minute = 19 minutes
Now, subtract the minutes column:
39 minutes - 19 minutes = 20 minutes
Finally, subtract the degrees column:
41 degrees - 23 degrees = 18 degrees
Therefore, the result is 18 degrees, 20 minutes, 30 seconds.