Today we learned about the "Unit Circle" A Unit Circle is the circle with its center at the origin and with a radius of one unit.
The Equation for the Unit Circle is x2 + y2 = 1
The standard position starts at (1, 0)
We learned the notation P(θ) which is used to denote the terminal point. (SOH CAH TOA)
It can be defined it as P(θ) = (x, y) = (Cosθ, Sinθ)
Equation: x2 + y2 = 1 or Cos2θ + Sin2θ = 1
y - axis (Sin) X - axis (Cos)
We also learned how to solve problems by simplifying and identifying the sign of the trig functions in each quadrant. (hint: CAST Rule)
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
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