function radians = degrees_to_radians ( degrees )

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%% DEGREES_TO_RADIANS converts an angle measure from degrees to radians.
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%  Licensing:
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%    This code is distributed under the MIT license.
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%  Modified:
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%    23 April 2005
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%  Author:
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%    John Burkardt
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%  Input:
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%    real DEGREES, the angle measure in degrees.
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%  Output:
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%    real RADIANS, the angle measure in radians.
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  radians = ( degrees / 180.0 ) * 3.141592653589793;

  return
end
