Section 2.2 Trigonometric Functions: Unit Circle Approach
Section 2.2 Trigonometric Functions: Unit Circle Approach
Section 2.2 Trigonometric Functions: Unit Circle Approach
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Trigonometric Functions:
Unit Circle Approach
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Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall.
2 2
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2 2
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Make a second congruent triangle.
2 2 2
(a) The point , corresponds to 45 so cos 135
2 2 2
2 2 3
(b) The point , corresponds to
2 2 4
2
3
so tan 2 1
4 2
2
Find the exact value of each expression.
3 5 9
(a) cos135 (b) tan (c) sin 225 (d) cos (e) sin
4 4 4
2 2 2
(c) The point , corresponds to 225 so sin 225
2 2 2
2 2 5 5 2
(d) The point , corresponds to so cos
2 2 4 4 2
2 2 9
(e) The point , corresponds to
2 2 4
9 2
so sin
4 2
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4 7
Find: (a) cos 150 (b) sin ( 30) (c) tan (d) sin
3 6
5 3 3
(a) cos 150 cos
4
6 2 (c) tan 2 3
1 3
1
(b) sin ( 30) sin 2
6 2
7 1
(d) sin
6 2
Your calculator has buttons for sin, cos, and tan so to find
values of the remaining 3 trigonometric functions we use:
CHANGE MODE
TO RADIANS
a 4 and b 3 so r a 2 b2 16 9 5