JavaScript: Convert an angle from degrees to radians

JavaScript Math: Exercise-33 with Solution

Write a JavaScript function to convert an angle from degrees to radians.

Test Data :
console.log(degrees_to_radians(45));
0.7853981633974483

Use Math.PI and the degree to radian formula to convert the angle from degrees to radians.

Sample Solution-1:

JavaScript Code:

function degrees_to_radians(degrees)
{
  var pi = Math.PI;
  return degrees * (pi/180);
}

console.log(degrees_to_radians(45));

Sample Output:

0.7853981633974483

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Flowchart:

Sample Solution-2:

JavaScript Code:

const degrees_to_radians = deg => (deg * Math.PI) / 180.0;
console.log(degrees_to_radians(45));
console.log(degrees_to_radians(90));

Sample Output:

0.7853981633974483
1.5707963267948966

Live Demo:

See the Pen javascript-math-exercise-33 by w3resource (@w3resource) on CodePen.

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