We need to convert the 17 minutes into a decimal.....since there are 60 minutes in one degree, we have
17 minutes * 1 degree/60 minutes = 17/60 degree = .2833333333333333 degrees (Note how the minutes "cross-cancelled" leaving just degrees !!)
So...we are evaluating...
sin (34.2833333333333333°) ≈ .5633
We need to convert the 17 minutes into a decimal.....since there are 60 minutes in one degree, we have
17 minutes * 1 degree/60 minutes = 17/60 degree = .2833333333333333 degrees (Note how the minutes "cross-cancelled" leaving just degrees !!)
So...we are evaluating...
sin (34.2833333333333333°) ≈ .5633