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Algebra Difficulty 2.9 Junior Find the answer

Given α=2023\alpha =2023^{\circ}, if β\beta has the same terminal side as α\alpha, and β(0,2π)\beta \in \left(0,2\pi \right), then β=\beta =____.

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Solution

Given α=2023\alpha = 2023^{\circ}, we are looking for β\beta that has the same terminal side as α\alpha and falls within the range (0,2π)\left(0,2\pi \right), which is equivalent to saying 0<β<3600^{\circ} < \beta < 360^{\circ} in degrees.

First, we note that the terminal side of an angle in standard position is determined solely by its measure modulo 360360^{\circ} because full rotations (360360^{\circ}) do not change the terminal side. Therefore, to find β\beta, we need to reduce α=2023\alpha = 2023^{\circ} modulo 360360^{\circ}:

β=2023mod360 \beta = 2023^{\circ} \mod 360^{\circ}

To calculate this, we determine how many full rotations of 360360^{\circ} are contained within 20232023^{\circ} and subtract that from 20232023^{\circ}:

β=20235×360 \beta = 2023^{\circ} - 5 \times 360^{\circ}

β=20231800 \beta = 2023^{\circ} - 1800^{\circ}

β=223 \beta = 223^{\circ}

Since we need β\beta to be in radians and within the interval (0,2π)\left(0,2\pi \right):

β=223π180 \beta = \frac{223 \pi}{180}

Thus, the value of β\beta that meets the given criteria is 223π180\boxed{\frac{223\pi}{180}}.

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