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Guided Notes on: The Unit Circle

The unit circle has a radius of unit_____.

The unit circle is measured in radians. This measurement is based upon the circumference of the
unit circle.

The unit circle can be made with special triangles. Can you guess which ones from geometry
they are?
a) 45-45-90, 45-60-90
b) 30-60-90, 45-45-90
c) 30-60-90, 45-40-90
d) 45-40-90, 30-60-30
Both hypotenuse of the triangles are ____, since they are the same as the radius of the circle.

Based on the picture above, derive the six trigonometric function.

Sin= ______ = ______ Cos=_____=______

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Tan=______=_______ csc= 1/sin

Sec= 1/cos cot= 1/tan

Arc length is the length of its portion of the circumference.

Arc length: s=r

You can convert radians to degrees (and vice-versa).

Formula for doing this is:
180
(initial radian)( )
𝜋 𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑠

Examples:

2𝜋
r=
3

√3
2𝜋 1 2𝜋 √3 2𝜋 2
cos( )=- sin( )= tan( ) = 1 =-√3
3 2 3 2 3 −
2

7𝜋
r=
4

√2
7𝜋 √2 7𝜋 √2 7𝜋 −
2
cos( )= sin( )= − tan( ) = √2
=−1
4 2 4 2 4
2

5𝜋
r=
4

5𝜋 5𝜋 5𝜋
cos( )= sin( )= tan( ) =
4 4 4
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Lastly, the sine function can be associated with the y-coordinate. While the cosine function can
be associated with the x-coordinate. This is in the form of P, in which P=(a,b).
After the lecture and seeing a few of the information given about the unit circle, fill in the blanks.