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Question 1 of 3

1. Question
Given that $0≥theta≥360$ , solve:

$cos theta=- 1/sqrt2$
- $theta=$ (135, 225) $°,$ (225, 135) $°$
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$\sin\theta=\frac{\color{#9a00c7}{\text{opposite}}}{\color{#007DDC}{\text{hypotenuse}}}$

$\cos\theta=\frac{\color{#00880A}{\text{adjacent}}}{\color{#007DDC}{\text{hypotenuse}}}$

$\tan\theta=\frac{\color{#9a00c7}{\text{opposite}}}{\color{#00880A}{\text{adjacent}}}$

Positive Values in the Unit Circle

Quadrant I: All

Quadrant II: Sine only

Quadrant III: Tangent only

Quadrant IV: Cosine only

Exact Triangle Ratios

The acute angle $(theta’)$ is an angle less than $90°$ and is relative to the horizontal axis.

First, identify which quadrant $theta$ may lie.

Since the given cosine value is negative, $theta$ may be on Quadrant II or III.

Next, get the acute angle ( $theta’$ ) for $theta$ .

We can do this by matching the value of $cos theta$ to an Exact Triangle.

$\cos\theta=\frac{\color{#00880A}{\text{adjacent}}}{\color{#007DDC}{\text{hypotenuse}}}=-\frac{\color{#00880A}{1}}{\color{#007DDC}{\sqrt2}}$

Since $1$ is the adjacent side and $sqrt2$ is the hypotenuse, $theta’=45°$

Now, find the corresponding angle of the acute angle in both Quadrant II and III.

Quadrant II:

$180°-45°=$ $135°$

Quadrant III:

$180°+45°=$ $225°$

Therefore, $theta=135°,225°$

$theta=135°,225°$
Question 2 of 3

2. Question
Given that $0≥theta≥360$ , solve:

$sin theta=(sqrt3)/2$
- $theta=$ (60, 120) $°,$ (120, 60) $°$
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$\sin\theta=\frac{\color{#9a00c7}{\text{opposite}}}{\color{#007DDC}{\text{hypotenuse}}}$

$\cos\theta=\frac{\color{#00880A}{\text{adjacent}}}{\color{#007DDC}{\text{hypotenuse}}}$

$\tan\theta=\frac{\color{#9a00c7}{\text{opposite}}}{\color{#00880A}{\text{adjacent}}}$

Positive Values in the Unit Circle

Quadrant I: All

Quadrant II: Sine only

Quadrant III: Tangent only

Quadrant IV: Cosine only

Exact Triangle Ratios

The acute angle $(theta’)$ is an angle less than $90°$ and is relative to the horizontal axis.

First, identify which quadrant $theta$ may lie.

Since the given sine value is positive, $theta$ may be on Quadrant I or II.

Next, get the acute angle ( $theta’$ ) for $theta$ .

We can do this by matching the value of $sin theta$ to an Exact Triangle.

$\sin\theta=\frac{\color{#9a00c7}{\text{opposite}}}{\color{#007DDC}{\text{hypotenuse}}}=\frac{\color{#9a00c7}{\sqrt3}}{\color{#007DDC}{2}}$

Since $sqrt3$ is the opposite side and $2$ is the hypotenuse, $theta’=60°$

Now, find the corresponding angle of the acute angle in both Quadrant I and II.

Quadrant I:

$60°$

Quadrant II:

$180°-60°=$ $120°$

Therefore, $theta=60°,120°$

$theta=60°,120°$
Question 3 of 3

3. Question
Given that $0≥x≥360$ , solve:

$tan x=-1$
- $x=$ (135, 315) $°,$ (135, 315) $°$
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$\sin\theta=\frac{\color{#9a00c7}{\text{opposite}}}{\color{#007DDC}{\text{hypotenuse}}}$

$\cos\theta=\frac{\color{#00880A}{\text{adjacent}}}{\color{#007DDC}{\text{hypotenuse}}}$

$\tan\theta=\frac{\color{#9a00c7}{\text{opposite}}}{\color{#00880A}{\text{adjacent}}}$

Positive Values in the Unit Circle

Quadrant I: All

Quadrant II: Sine only

Quadrant III: Tangent only

Quadrant IV: Cosine only

Exact Triangle Ratios

The acute angle $(theta’)$ is an angle less than $90°$ and is relative to the horizontal axis.

First, identify which quadrant $x$ may lie.

Since the given tangent value is negative, $x$ may be on Quadrant II or IV.

Next, get the acute angle for $x$ .

We can do this by matching the value of $tan x$ to an Exact Triangle.

$\tan x=\frac{\color{#9a00c7}{\text{opposite}}}{\color{#00880A}{\text{adjacent}}}=-\frac{\color{#9a00c7}{1}}{\color{#00880A}{1}}$

Since $1$ is the opposite side and $1$ is the adjacent, the acute angle is $45°$

Now, find the corresponding angle of the acute angle in both Quadrant II and IV.

Quadrant II:

$180°-45°=$ $135°$

Quadrant IV:

$360°-45°=$ $315°$

Therefore, $x=135°,315°$

$x=135°,315°$

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Trigonometric Functions

Positive Values in the Unit Circle

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Trigonometric Functions

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