Convert the angle to degrees, minutes, and seconds.
-56.73°
A)56°43'48''
B)56°43'38''
C)56°53'38''
D)56°53'48''

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To convert 56.73° to degrees, minutes, and seconds, first, note that the degrees are 56. The decimal part, 0.73, needs to be converted to minutes and seconds. Since 1 degree = 60 minutes, 0.73 degrees = 0.73 * 60 minutes = 43.8 minutes. The integer part is 43 minutes. The decimal part, 0.8, needs to be converted to seconds. Since 1 minute = 60 seconds, 0.8 minutes = 0.8 * 60 seconds = 48 seconds. Therefore, the conversion is 56°43'48''.

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