Section 6.

2
Trigonometric Functions:
Unit Circle Approach
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,
2 2
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Make a second congruent triangle.

This triangle is equilateral so

1
all sides are 1. 2a = 1 so a2= .

Use Pythagorean Theorem to

find b.

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Find the exact value of each expression.
3 5 9
(a) cos135 (b) tan (c) sin 225 (d) cos (e) sin
4 4 4

2 2 2
(a) The point , corresponds to 35 so cos 135
2 2 2

2 2 3
(b) The point , corresponds to
2 2 4
2
3
so tan 2 1
4 2

2
Find the exact value of each expression.
3 5 9
(a) cos135 (b) tan (c) sin 225 (d) cos (e) sin
4 4 4
2 2 2
(c) The point , corresponds to 225 so sin 225
2 2 2

2 2 5 5 2
(d) The point , corresponds to so cos
2 2 4 4 2

2 2 9
(e) The point , corresponds to
2 2 4
9 2
so sin
4 2
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 4 7
Find: (a) cos 150 (b) sin ( 30) (c) tan (d) sin
3 6
5 3 3
(a) cos 150 cos
6 2 4 2 3
(c) tan
1 3 1
(b) sin ( 30) sin
6 2 2
7 1
(d) sin
6 2
Your calculator has buttons for sin, cos, and tan so to find
values of the remaining 3 trigonometric functions we use:
CHANGE MODE
TO RADIANS
a 4 and b 3 so r a 2 b 2 16 9 5
Homework

6.2 #s:
13, 14, 15, 21, 22, 23, 31, 32, 33, 47, 48, 49, 77, 78, 79