Mathematics 334 Designed by Peter Nield Notes by Katherine Daignault

Westwood High School Grade 9 Student

The Unit Circle

90°
120° π 2
2π 3 π 3 60°
π 4 45°
135° 3π 4
π 6 30°
150° 5π 6

0°
180° π 2π
360°

210° 7π 6 11π 6
330°
225° 5π 4 7π 4
315°
240° 4π 3 5π 3
3π 2 300°
270°
• Circle centered at origin of radius 1.
= 2πr
• Circumference = 2π (1)
= 2π

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Mathematics 334 Designed by Peter Nield Notes by Katherine Daignault
Westwood High School Grade 9 Student

Important Trig. Triangles

45
2 1 60 1
2 1
45 2
30
2
2 3
2
a2 + b2 = c2
x 2 + x 2 = 12
a2 + b2 = c2
2x = 1
2
2
⎛1⎞
⎜ ⎟ +b =1
2 2
x = 12
2
⎝2⎠
x= 1 1 + b2 = 1
2 4

x=
1
•
2 b2 = 3
4
2 2
b= 3
2 4
x=
2 3
b=
2

• REMEMBER THESE 2 TRIANGLES FOREVER!!!

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Mathematics 334 Designed by Peter Nield Notes by Katherine Daignault
Westwood High School Grade 9 Student

⎛1 3⎞
⎛ −1 3 ⎞ (0,1) ⎜ , ⎟
⎜2 2 ⎟ use triangles above to find x and y
⎜ , ⎟ ⎝ ⎠
⎜ 2 2 ⎟ x value = horizontal
⎠ ⎛ 2 2⎞
⎝ ⎜ ⎟
⎛− 2 2⎞ ,
⎜ 2 2 ⎟
⎜ ⎟ ⎝ ⎠
⎜ 2 , 2 ⎟ y value = vertical
⎝ ⎠
⎛ 3 1⎞
⎛− 3 1⎞ ⎜ ⎟
⎜ ⎟ ⎜ 2 ,2⎟
⎜ 2 , 2⎟ ⎝ ⎠
⎝ ⎠

(− 1,0) (1,0)

⎛ − 3 −1⎞ ⎛ 3 −1⎞
⎜ ⎟ ⎜ ⎟
⎜ 2 , 2 ⎟ ⎜ 2 , 2 ⎟
⎝ ⎠ ⎝ ⎠
⎛− 2 − 2⎞ ⎛ 2 − 2⎞
⎜ ⎟ ⎜ ⎟
⎜ 2 , 2 ⎟ ⎜ 2 , 2 ⎟
⎝ ⎠ ⎝ ⎠
⎛ −1 − 3 ⎞ ⎛1 − 3⎞
⎜ , ⎟ ⎜ , ⎟
⎜ 2 2 ⎟⎠ ⎜2 2 ⎟
⎝ (0,−1) ⎝ ⎠

X= cosine
Y= sine

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 Mathematics 334 Designed by Peter Nield Notes by Katherine Daignault
Westwood High School Grade 9 Student

Complete Unit Circle

⎛ −1 3 ⎞
⎜ ,
⎜ 2 2 ⎟
⎟ 90° (0,1)
⎠ ⎛1 3⎞
π 2 ⎜ , ⎟
120° ⎝ ⎜2 2 ⎟
⎛− 2 2⎞
⎜ ⎟ 2π 3 π 3 60° ⎝ ⎠
⎜ 2 , 2 ⎟ ⎛ 2 2⎞
⎝ ⎠ ⎜ , ⎟
π 4 45° ⎜⎝ 2 2 ⎟⎠
⎛ − 3 1 ⎞ 135° 3π 4
⎜ ⎟
⎜ 2 ,2⎟ ⎛ 3 1⎞
⎝ ⎠
π 6 30° ⎜⎜ , ⎟⎟
150° 5π 6 ⎝ 2 2⎠

0°
(− 1,0) 180° π 2π (1,0)
360°

⎛ − 3 −1⎞
⎜ ⎟
⎜ 2 , 2 ⎟ 210° 7π 6 11π 6 ⎛ 3 −1⎞
⎝ ⎠ ⎜ , ⎟
330° ⎜ 2 2 ⎟
⎝ ⎠
⎛ − 2 − 2 ⎞ 225° 5π 4 7π 4
⎜ ⎟ 315° ⎛ 2 − 2 ⎞
⎜ 2 , 2 ⎟ ⎜ ⎟
⎝ ⎠ 240° 4π 3 5π 3 ⎜ 2 , 2 ⎟
⎛ −1 − 3 ⎞ ⎝ ⎠
⎜ , ⎟ 3π 2 300°
⎜ 2 2 ⎟⎠
⎝ 270° ⎛1 − 3⎞
⎜ , ⎟
⎜2 2 ⎟
( ,−1)
0 ⎝ ⎠

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