In Exercises 29–34, convert each angle in degrees to radians. Round to two decimal places. -50°

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Recall the formula to convert degrees to radians: \(\text{radians} = \text{degrees} \times \frac{\pi}{180}\).

Substitute the given angle in degrees into the formula: \(-50^\circ \times \frac{\pi}{180}\).

Simplify the fraction \(\frac{-50}{180}\) to its lowest terms to make the calculation easier.

Multiply the simplified fraction by \(\pi\) to express the angle in radians.

If needed, use the approximate value of \(\pi \approx 3.1416\) to calculate a decimal value and then round the result to two decimal places.

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