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For the following exercises, state the reference angle for the given angle.

For the following exercises, find the reference angle, the quadrant of the terminal side, and the sine and cosine of each angle. If the angle is not one of the angles on the unit circle, use a calculator and round to three decimal places.

300°

60° , Quadrant IV, sin ( 300° ) = 3 2 , cos ( 300° ) = 1 2

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135°

45° , Quadrant II, sin ( 135° ) = 2 2 , cos ( 135° ) = 2 2

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120°

60° ,   Quadrant II, sin ( 120° ) = 3 2 , cos ( 120° ) = 1 2

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150°

30° , Quadrant II, sin ( 150° ) = 1 2 , cos ( 150° ) = 3 2

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7 π 6

π 6 , Quadrant III, sin ( 7 π 6 ) = 1 2 , cos ( 7 π 6 ) = 3 2

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3 π 4

π 4 , Quadrant II, sin ( 3 π 4 ) = 2 2 , cos ( 4 π 3 ) = 2 2

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2 π 3

π 3 , Quadrant II, sin ( 2 π 3 ) = 3 2 , cos ( 2 π 3 ) = 1 2

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7 π 4

π 4 , Quadrant IV, sin ( 7 π 4 ) = 2 2 , cos ( 7 π 4 ) = 2 2

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For the following exercises, find the requested value.

If cos ( t ) = 1 7 and t is in the fourth quadrant, find sin ( t ) .

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If cos ( t ) = 2 9 and t is in the first quadrant, find sin ( t ) .

77 9

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If sin ( t ) = 3 8 and t is in the second quadrant, find cos ( t ) .

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If sin ( t ) = 1 4 and t is in the third quadrant, find cos ( t ) .

15 4

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Find the coordinates of the point on a circle with radius 15 corresponding to an angle of 220° .

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Find the coordinates of the point on a circle with radius 20 corresponding to an angle of 120° .

( −10 ,   10 3 )

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Find the coordinates of the point on a circle with radius 8 corresponding to an angle of 7 π 4 .

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Find the coordinates of the point on a circle with radius 16 corresponding to an angle of 5 π 9 .

( –2.778 ,   15.757 )

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State the domain of the sine and cosine functions.

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State the range of the sine and cosine functions.

[ –1 ,   1 ]

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Graphical

For the following exercises, use the given point on the unit circle to find the value of the sine and cosine of t .

Graph of circle with angle of t inscribed. Point of (negative square root of 3 over 2, 1/2) is at intersection of terminal side of angle and edge of circle.

sin t = 1 2 , cos t = 3 2

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Graph of circle with angle of t inscribed. Point of (negative square root of 2 over 2, negative square root of 2 over 2) is at intersection of terminal side of angle and edge of circle.

sin t = 2 2 , cos t = 2 2

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Graph of circle with angle of t inscribed. Point of (-1/2, square root of 3 over 2) is at intersection of terminal side of angle and edge of circle.

sin t = 3 2 , cos t = 1 2

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Graph of circle with angle of t inscribed. Point of (square root of 2 over 2, negative square root of 2 over 2) is at intersection of terminal side of angle and edge of circle.

sin t = 2 2 , cos t = 2 2

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Graph of circle with angle of t inscribed. Point of (-1,0) is at intersection of terminal side of angle and edge of circle.

sin t = 0 ,   cos t = 1

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Graph of circle with angle of t inscribed. Point of (0.803,-0.596 is at intersection of terminal side of angle and edge of circle.

sin t = 0.596 ,   cos t = 0.803

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Graph of circle with angle of t inscribed. Point of (square root of 3 over 2, 1/2) is at intersection of terminal side of angle and edge of circle.

sin t = 1 2 , cos t = 3 2

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Graph of circle with angle of t inscribed. Point of (square root of 3 over 2, -1/2) is at intersection of terminal side of angle and edge of circle.

sin t = 1 2 , cos t = 3 2

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Graph of circle with angle of t inscribed. Point of (-0.649, 0.761) is at intersection of terminal side of angle and edge of circle.

sin t = 0.761 , cos t = 0.649

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Technology

For the following exercises, use a graphing calculator to evaluate.

cos 5 π 9

−0.1736

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cos 3 π 4

−0.7071

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Extensions

For the following exercises, evaluate.

sin ( 11 π 3 ) cos ( 5 π 6 )

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sin ( 3 π 4 ) cos ( 5 π 3 )

2 4

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sin ( 4 π 3 ) cos ( π 2 )

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sin ( 9 π 4 ) cos ( π 6 )

6 4

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sin ( π 6 ) cos ( π 3 )

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sin ( 7 π 4 ) cos ( 2 π 3 )

2 4

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cos ( 5 π 6 ) cos ( 2 π 3 )

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cos ( π 3 ) cos ( π 4 )

2 4

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sin ( 5 π 4 ) sin ( 11 π 6 )

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sin ( π ) sin ( π 6 )

0

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Real-world applications

For the following exercises, use this scenario: A child enters a carousel that takes one minute to revolve once around. The child enters at the point ( 0 , 1 ) , that is, on the due north position. Assume the carousel revolves counter clockwise.

What are the coordinates of the child after 45 seconds?

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What are the coordinates of the child after 90 seconds?

( 0 , –1 )

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What are the coordinates of the child after 125 seconds?

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When will the child have coordinates ( 0.707 , –0.707 ) if the ride lasts 6 minutes? (There are multiple answers.)

37.5 seconds, 97.5 seconds, 157.5 seconds, 217.5 seconds, 277.5 seconds, 337.5 seconds

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When will the child have coordinates ( –0.866 , –0.5 ) if the ride lasts 6 minutes?

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Source:  OpenStax, Algebra and trigonometry. OpenStax CNX. Nov 14, 2016 Download for free at https://legacy.cnx.org/content/col11758/1.6
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