Much better: 120° falls into Quadrant II. Since 480° is larger than 360°, we've gotta subtract 360° to get our ɵ.
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We've got an angle that's between 270° and a full 360°, so we're in Quadrant IV this time. In Quadrant II, our formula is ρ = 180° – ɵ. We wanna turn that into an acute angle that's closer to the negative x-axis, because that angle will be smaller and easier to deal with. That's 135° measured from the positive x-axis. Since 135° is more than 90° but less than 180°, our angle is in Quadrant II. Sample Problemįirst off, we need to figure out which quadrant we're in. Now, let's see what we can do with our newfound knowledge. And no, you don't have to take calculus-yet. In Quadrant IV, only cosine and its reciprocal function secant are +.Īn easy way to remember this is ASTC (All, Sine, Tangent, Cosine), or All Students Take Calculus.Ĭalm down it's just a mnemonic device. In Quadrant III, only tangent and its reciprocal function cotangent are +. The other four trig functions are negative. In Quadrant II, only sine and its reciprocal function cosecant are +. In Quadrant I, all six trig functions are positive. Now let's look at our six trig functions and see what their signs are for each quadrant. If ɵ doesn't fall into this range, then we must add or subtract 360° or 2π, until we have a ɵ in the correct range. One little thing, though: our ɵ has some special requirements. In other words, to turn ɵ into ρ, we subtract ɵ from 180° (or from π radians if we're in radian mode). Our reference angle is ρ = ɵ, because it's already an acute angle. No need for anything fancy in Quadrant I. Since we're on a Greek fix, we'll use ɵ ("theta") to represent the actual angle. Let's use a ρ to represent our reference angles, which is just the common Greek letter "rho." As in, "Rho, rho, rho your boat." It's the smallest angle that our angle makes with the x-axis. Reference AnglesĪ reference angle is just the acute version of whatever angle we're looking at. To do this, we first need to learn all about reference angles. To simplify trigonometric expressions, we often rewrite non-acute angles as acute angles. Angles larger than 90° fall into one of the other three quadrants. We can also see that 180° sits right between Quadrant II and Quadrant III, and 270° separates Quadrant III and Quadrant IV.Īcute angles (that is, smaller than 90°…and adorable) fall into Quadrant I. That's because 90° is exactly one-quarter of a full circle. Notice how 90° is right there at the positive y-axis. The coordinate plane is split into four sections or quadrants, like so. So there…not so bad, right? Try out these problems for size. We can use this conversion factor to convert from degrees to radians, or from radians to degrees. Since they both equal half a circle, they must equal each other.ĭividing both sides by 180° or dividing both sides by π radians yields a conversion factor equal to 1. In other words, a half circle contains 180° or π radians. Here's another way to look at this: a full circle has 360°, and a full circle has 2π radians. The central angle that subtends our arc is equal to 1 radian. Then mark off an arc on our circle with length r, like so. RadiansĪngles can be measured in degrees or in radians. We'll have to re-boot our brains to look at life in radians (rather than degrees). It will also lead us to the radian, another angle measurement.
With it, we can learn more about trig functions and better understand reference triangles. Here's what the unit circle looks like (we'll explain all those crazy-looking pieces in a minute): It's just a simple little circle with a radius of 1. The unit circle sounds so techno-like moon unit or parental unit-but it's not.
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