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The Unit Circle
- A circle with a radius of 1 unit.
- Much of our Trigonometry is derived from the unit circle.

























1. The unit circle above has a radius of ___ unit.

2. Label the 4 quadrants.
In Q1 the angles are between _________ In Q3 the angles are between _________

In Q2 the angles are between _________ In Q4 the angles are between _________

For each of the following, work out which quadrant the angle is in.
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In quadrant 1 construct a right-angled triangle with a radius of 1 unit.

















































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From the unit circle above, identify the coordinate points at each of the given angles then,
estimate sine and cosine of the angle

a) 30
b) 150
c) 210
d) 330
e) 90
f) 180
g) 270
h) 360
i) 720
j) -180
k) -90
l) -270

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Symmetry and the Unit Circle
















For the Unit Circle:

In Q1 the angles are between ____________ (All positive)
In Q2 the angles are between ____________ (Sine positive)
In Q3 the angles are between ____________ (Tan positive)
In Q4 the angles are between ____________ (Cos positive)


CAST is often used to remember the sign of our ratios.



For each of the following, find the equivalent trigonometric ratio in the first quadrant, taking
care to include the appropriate sign.
















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Special Triangles: (right-angled triangles)

These also come from the unit circle and enable us to have exact ratios (not decimals) for
three particular angles.

45 Triangle 60/30 Triangle













Using these triangles and the unit circle fill in the table below:

Angle() sin() cos() tan()
0

30

45

60

90



You will need to use the above exact values.
(These are calculations that do not require a calculator).

Without using a calculator, find:











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Find the exact values of the following.
a) sin60
b) sin150
c) cos 30
d) cos225
e) sin300
f) cos120
g) sin90
h) cos135
i) sin270
j) sin225
k) sin 270
l) sin180
m) cos0
n) sin315
o) cos90


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Radians
Another way of measuring angles is in radians.

The circumference of the unit circle =

The distance from A to B

The distance from A to C

The distance from A to D

The distance from A back to A


Definition of a radian











Note: Positive angles are measured from the x-axis in an anti-clockwise direction.
Angles measured in a clockwise direction are said to be negative.

Converting between degrees and radians




example
Convert 30 to radians.




Convert

p
3
to degrees.



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Convert the following angles into exact radians.




















Convert the following angles to degrees.














Without using a calculator, find the exact value of each of the following.












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a) sinp
b) sin
p
2

c) cos
3p
2

d) cos3p


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Graphs of sine function
Circular functions are also known as periodic functions because they repeat themselves.


Using the unit circle complete the following table
x 0 30 60 90 120 150 180 210 240 270 300 330 360

sin x



dec

























Observations




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