Can you add bearings in... degrees, minutes, seconds format

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Question by Mike
Submitted on 10/1/2003
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Can you add bearings in... degrees, minutes, seconds format

Answer by AJ
Submitted on 11/10/2006
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MIKE I READ YOUR QUESTION I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO ADD BEARINGS OR SUBTRACT THEM AND WORK MY WAY AROUND A COPIES OF SURVEY MAPS.

Answer by luis
Submitted on 11/16/2006
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how to add degrees, minutes, seconds format

Answer by Martinus
Submitted on 11/28/2006
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yes, its simple degrees minutes and seconds can be added as follows 120°34'25''+ 230°40'10''= 351°14'35'' notice in the minutes column how the addition is unlike that of normal numbers which would have given you 74', when either the minutes (') or seconds ('') reach 60' then they start again and an additional degree or minute is created respectively

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