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- Sine, Cosine and Tangent
- Try It Yourself!
- Pythagoras
- Important Angles: 30°, 45° and 60°
- What About tan?
- The Whole Circle
Because the radius is 1, we can directly measure sine, cosine and tangent. What happens when the angle, θ, is 0°? cos 0° = 1, sin 0° = 0 and tan 0° = 0 What happens when θ is 90°? cos 90° = 0, sin 90° = 1 and tan 90° is undefined
Have a try! Move the mouse around to see how different angles (in radians or degrees) affect sine, cosine and tangent The "sides" can be positive or negative according to the rules of Cartesian coordinates. This makes the sine, cosine and tangent change between positive and negative values also. Also try the Interactive Unit Circle.
Pythagoras' Theoremsays that for a right angled triangle, the square of the long side equals the sum of the squares of the other two sides: x2 + y2 = 12 But 12is just 1, so: x2 + y2 = 1 equation of the unit circle Also, since x=cos and y=sin, we get: (cos(θ))2 + (sin(θ))2 = 1 a useful "identity"
You should try to remember sin, cos and tan for the angles 30°, 45° and 60°. Yes, yes, it is a pain to have to remember things, but it will make life easier when you know them, not just in exams, but other times when you need to do quick estimates, etc. These are the values you should remember!
Well, tan = sin/cos, so we can calculate it like this: tan(30°) =sin(30°)cos(30°)= 1/2√3/2 = 1√3 = √33* tan(45°) =sin(45°)cos(45°)= √2/2√2/2 =1 tan(60°) =sin(60°)cos(60°)= √3/21/2 =√3 * Note: writing 1√3 may cost you marks so use √33 instead (see Rational Denominatorsto learn more).
For the whole circle we need values in every quadrant, with the correct plus or minus sign as per Cartesian Coordinates: Note that cos is first and sin is second, so it goes (cos, sin): Save as PDF And this is the same Unit Circle in radians.
Unit Circle. The unit circle is a fundamental concept in mathematics, particularly in trigonometry and complex number theory. It is a circle with a radius of 1 and its center at the origin of the coordinate plane (0,0). Definition. The unit circle is defined by the equation x² + y² = 1.
In mathematics, a unit circle is a circle of unit radius —that is, a radius of 1. [1] Frequently, especially in trigonometry, the unit circle is the circle of radius 1 centered at the origin (0, 0) in the Cartesian coordinate system in the Euclidean plane.
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Learn the equation of a unit circle, and know how to use the unit circle to find the values of various trigonometric ratios such as sine, cosine, tangent. Also check out the examples, FAQs.
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