convert 108° to radians, the student set up a proportion x radians/2? radians=108°/360° but couldn't explain why.    The ratio 108°/360° has a value of 0.3. What does 0.3 represent?  What does the ratio x radians/2? radians represent?  Why should the ratio x radians/2? radians be equal to 0.3?

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o convert 108° to radians, the student set up a proportion

x radians/2? radians=108°/360° but couldn't explain why.   

  1. The ratio 108°/360° has a value of 0.3. What does 0.3 represent? 
  2. What does the ratio x radians/2? radians represent? 
  3. Why should the ratio x radians/2? radians be equal to 0.3? 
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