when resolving gravity into components

Fg (x component) = Fg sin theta

when you get the units you get

Newton times a degree

how come we just ignore the degree

for example if it was 9 N you wouldnt say 9 N (degrees) why not? How do the degrees just magically dissapear not to mention you could use radians and such instead

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theta has units of degrees. sin(theta) does not.