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   Lawrence D'Oliveiro to Louis Krupp   
   Re: Angle Units For Trig Functions   
   23 Oct 24 23:13:38   
   
   From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Wed, 23 Oct 2024 16:38:41 -0600, Louis Krupp wrote:   
      
   > Seriously, though, if you're interfacing with people, degrees are easier   
   > and more familiar than radians.   
      
   But trig calculations are easier in radians. And it is easy to convert   
   back and forth, as I explained in the posting that started this thread.   
      
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