Intro to Trig: Day Five

Important Stuff 1. Complete this table.

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sin( ) =

cos( ) =

= 30 = 45 = 270 = 210 = 0

( sin( ) ) 2 + ( cos( ) ) 2

2. For each quadrant below, determine if the sine and cosine of an angle whose terminal ray falls in the quadrant is positive (+) or negative (-).

3. Suppose that for some angle , we know that sin( ) =

could the angle be in?

2 . What quadrant 3

4. Suppose that for some angle , we know that cos( ) = 0.234 and that sin( ) < 0 . What quadrant is the angle in? 5. Were going to prove that sin 2 ( ) + cos 2 ( ) = 1 , always.
a. What is the equation of the unit circle?

b. By definition, x = cos( ) and y = sin( ) . Make a substitution into the

equation of the unit circle that gives you what were trying to prove.

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Intro to Trig: Day Five

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6. The theorem that you just proved is often called the Pythagorean Identity.
What does the theorem have to do with the Pythagorean Theorem? Is it similar? Different? Write a sentence or two of your thoughts.

7. Suppose that, for some angle a in the second quadrant, sin( a ) =

figuring out what angle a is equal to, what is cos(a ) ?

3 . Without 5

8. An angle, , has a terminal ray that falls in the first quadrant and cos( ) =
Determine sin( ) , and put your answer in simplest radical form.

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Interesting Stuff Here are some next steps to investigate: What does the graph of y = sin(x) look like? What happens if you change a, b or c in y = a sin(bx) + c ? Can you do a trigonometric regression? What sort of data would the trigonometric graphs be a good fit for?

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