GEO-14 · Unit-circle trigonometry

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GEO-14 · Geometry and Trigonometry

Unit-circle trigonometry

Circles and trigonometry · Stage 4

Recognize the pattern

A unit-circle point has coordinates (cos θ, sin θ).

Useful rule(cos θ, sin θ)

Build on: GEO-11 GEO-12

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On the unit circle, what point corresponds to θ=π/2?

This teaching example is original and is not an official SAT question.

Reasoning

cos(π/2)=0 and sin(π/2)=1.

Answer

(0, 1)

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