THE UNIT CIRCLE

Unit Circle
 
 Is a circle whose center is at the origin and


with a radius of 1 unit.

 Every point on the unit circle satisfies the
equation
 Some points on the unit circle are

(these four points are called intercepts)

FULL REPRESENTATION OF UNIT CIRCLE
Determine whether each point is in, on,
or outside the unit circle.
 
1.)


ANSWER: ON THE UNIT CIRCLE

 
2.)
 

*Since the result is false then the point is not on the circle. Moreover,
, thus,

ANSWER: IN THE UNIT CIRCLE

 3.)

ANSWER: ON THE UNIT CIRCLE

 4.)
 

Since is
outside the unit circle.
LET’S TRY!
Determine whether each point lies on, in, or outside the
unit circle.

1.) 


ANSWER: IS ON THE UNIT CIRCLE

  2.)

FALSE

ANSWER:
 3.)

ANSWER:
  4.)
 

ANSWER: IS IN THE UNIT CIRCLE

Trigonometric Points
 
The terminal point (x, y) is
referred to as a trigonometric
point which is usually denoted by
read as P of theta that is,
Each point is on the unit circle. Solve for the unknown.

1.) 


• Since is in QIII, then

 
2.)