59 degree 37' 18" - 40 degree 43' 22"
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59 degree 37' 18" - 40 degree 43' 22"
As far as I can tell this is a subtraction problem for angles.
1° = 60' (minutes)
1'(minute) = 60" (seconds)
59°37'18" = 58°96'78"
59° 37' 18" - 40°43' 22" = 58°96'78" - 40°43' 22" = 18°53'56"
That what i came up with just the minutes and seconds throw me off. I was thinking it a carpenter question why minutes and seconds, why not feet and inches. All i found if i had the radius i can break it down to feet. thank you for time
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I have a question (a serious question): why would a carpenter union be at least fifty years behind the curve on angular measure?
No they dont use day to day
I am not in the union, yet. My dad in the union (25 years) and he had no clue. It a question on the test study guide. I am a carpenter too. Their putting question on there to see if your smart or not, see if you can figrue things out, and follow directions. no real construction question on there. In end to all maybe you mit use it for roads or big building. Spelling and english i suck at math is my strong point
How did your dad deal with angles, in general? In particular, did your dad measure angles in feet and inches? How were angles communicated, by architects and designers?
Maybe it has to do with a lack of motivation on the part of corporate suits; they desire favorable cost/benefit analyses, before investing profit toward recalibrating, reauthoring, and retooling so much related to angles inside and outside the industry. Change has to pay off, in some way, first. Then comes change, lol.