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Trigonometry question?

Suppose for some acute angle, sin θ=0.345. Use the unit circle definition of trigonometry (no inverse functions) to find:

sin(π+θ),        sin(2π-θ),         and sin(π-θ)

Update:

oh also explain what you did

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  • 2 months ago

    sin(pi + theta) = -0.345;

    sin(2pi - theta) = -0.345;

    sin(pi - theta) = 0.345.

  • david
    Lv 7
    2 months ago

    theta acute angle  < 90 degrees -- 1st quadrant

    pi + theta  -- 3rd quad  ...  sin is neg in quad 3

     sin(pi + theta) = -sin theta  =  -0.345

     2 pi - theta  is in quad 4

     again sin is neg

    sin(2pi - theta) = -sin theta = -0.345

      pi - theta is in quad 2

     sin(pi - theta) = sin theta = +0.345

  • 2 months ago

    sin(θ) = 0.345

    hint: sin(π) = sin(2π) = 0

    think about a car on a circular track. It drives exactly π around the track to sin(π) = 0. then it goes a little farther π+θ. Now the car is below the equator.

    sin (π+θ) = -0.345

    the car drives all the way around to where it started then it backs up. again below the equator

    sin(2π-θ) = -0.345

    like the first. car drives half way, but this time it backs up. Above the equator.

    sin(π - θ) = 0.345

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