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4.1 Radians and Degrees
4.1 Radians and Degrees
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ANGLE: Two sides joined at a vertex make up an angle
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Vertex Initial side
STANDARD POSITION: When putting an angle on the coordinate grid, the initial side lays on the
positive x axis, and the vertex on the origin
POSITIVE ANGLES: Terminal side moves in COUNTERCLOCKWISE direction
NEGATIVE ANGLES: Terminal side moves in a CLOCKWISE direction
DEGREES: Unit of measurement for interior angle of a circle; 360 o total in a circle
RADIANS: Units of measurement for the arc length of a circle circumference: 2π radians total in a
circle
CONVERTING BETWEEN RADIANS ↔ DEGREES
1.) To convert from DEGREES to radians: Multiply degrees given by
180o
1.) To convert from RADIANS to degrees; Multiply radians given by 180o
COTERMINAL ANGLES:
Let a be an angle measurement, then a and a + 360b are coterminal
Let a be a radian measurement, then a and a + 2bπ are coterminal
Radians in Quadrants
Quadrant I: and 0 - 1 radians
0o 90o
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Quadrant II: and - radians
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90o 180o
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Quadrant III: and 3
180o 270o
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Quadrant IV: and
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270 360/ 0
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