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Section 2.2 Trigonometric Functions: Unit Circle Approach

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Section 2.

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Trigonometric Functions:
Unit Circle Approach
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 2 2
 , 
 2 2 
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Make a second congruent triangle.

This triangle is equilateral so all


1
sides are 1. 2a = 1 so a = 2 .

Use Pythagorean Theorem to


find b.

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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
(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

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