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11Maths_1ATAR
Radian
Exact Value
By Mr. F. Li
Friday 20th Feb 15
ST1W3

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Learning Objectives
Review Sine Rule & Cosine Rule
Radian measure
Exact Value

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Review
Sine Rule states that for any triangle:

a
Sin A

= Sinb B = Sinc C

in ABC, a is the length of the opposite side of the angle A, vice versa
Sine Rule applies:
when we know 2 angles and 1 side; or
when we know 1 angle and its opposite side and another side
To Solve the triangle means to find the value of 3 angles and 3 sides

Cosine Rule states that for any triangle:

c2 = a2+ b2 - 2 Abe Cos C
a2 = b2+ c2 - 2 BC Cos A
b2 = a2+ c2 - 2 AC Cos B

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Radian
Degree vs Radian
Degree is a not a good measurement of angle. Use 360 comes from 1 year has around 360 days
so our ancestor believed 360 is a circle hence 360 was arbitrarily assigned to represent the
angle of a circle.
Good thing about 360 is: 360 can be completely divided by 1, 2,3,4,5,6,8,9,10,11,12,15 etc
Radian is introduced later by mathematicians so later on when we get into trigonometric
functions, we will abandon degrees completely.
Radian is based on the concept of Arcs, Sectors, and Segments

Radian Cont.
Extend your knowledge about circle
Radius r, Diametre, Perimetre (2r), Area (r2)
Circular Arc is a proportion of a circle
Chord, Minor Arc vs Major Arc
The length of Chord can be solved by Cosine rule
Major segment vs minor segment (cut by chord)
Arc length is measured by the angle that subtended at the centre of the circle
Area of a Circular Sector (cut by 2 radii) is proportional to the area of a full circle the
Proportion =

2 , has to be measured by radian

A

Chord AB
B

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Radian Cont.
DefN of Radian
Radian or Rad is a unit to measure the size of an angle. 1 rad is defined as the size of the angle
that subtended at the centre of a circle by an arc equal in length to the radius. In
unit circle, the arc length = 1
A
Arc
Length = 1

r=1

By DefN, = 1 rad

Radian Cont.
Unit Conversion between Rad and Degree
Proportion Analysis is the key in unit circle r = 1
Unit such as cm and rad participates the calculation, equivalent to x
The Angle rad
Arc Length cm

1 rad
1 cm
Full Circle
360 degree
2 cm

1 rad
1 cm
=

360 degee 2 cm
360 degree x 1 CM

1 rad =
2 CM
360 degree
1 rad =
2

1 rad =
1 degree =
90 =

rad

180 = rad
360 = 2 rad

180
degree

rad
180

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Area of Arc Sector in the circle with radius = r

The Angle rad
Area of Circular Arcs cm 2 Arc Length

rad
A ?
LA ?
2
2
Full Circle
2 rad
r cm
2r cm
Proportion Analysis is the key in unit circle r = 1
Unit such as cm and rad participates the calculation, equivalent to x

rad
2 rad

A
r cm2

A=

r2

A = 21 r2
rad
2 rad

LA
2 r cm

LA =

2 r

LA = r

A = 21 r2 = 21 ( r) r = 21 L A r
Reminder that has to be measured by Radian

Exact Value

Exact Value is particularly useful in the intermediate calculation where people are not sure to
what degree of accuracy the final answer should be, so may as well keep it as an Exact Value.

e.g. 2+6

3
2

2
2 ,

3
3 etc

Find Exact Value of Sin , Cos , Tan for below angles

Use DefN of Sine, Cosine and Tangent to solve the exact value of the given angles

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half the equilateral triangle to solve 30, 60

Use isolesce right triangle to solve 45
half the equilateral triangle & isolesce triangle to solve 15, 75
Degree

15

30

45

60

75

90

Rad

Sin

Cos

Tan
Find Exact Value of Sin , Cos , Tan for below angles
Please use Sin ( - ) = Sin , Cos (-) = - Cos , Tan ( - ) = - Tan
Degree

180

165

150 135

120

105

Rad

Sin

Cos

Tan

Summary
1 rad is defined as the size of the angle that subtended at the centre of a circle by an arc equal in
length to the radius.

1 degree =

rad =

180
degree 57.32

rad
180

LA = r

A = 21 r2 = 21 ( r) r = 21 L A r

Exact value of 30 and 45

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