When drawing angles expressed in radians, it can be helpful to convert the angle to degrees first. This is especially helpful when writing trigonometric ratios in terms of reference angles, as we usually need to determine which quadrant the angle lies in.
Let's express the following trigonometric ratio in terms of a reference angle:
You might find it tricky to visualize this angle straight off the bat. So, let's start by converting the angle measure into degrees.
To convert the measure of an angle in radians to an equivalent measure in degrees, we multiply the measure in radians by This gives
Therefore is equivalent to which lies in the nd quadrant.
Now, to express in terms of we follow three steps:
Find its reference angle
Calculate the value of the function for
Determine whether the resulting value is positive or negative.
Step 1: Since is in the nd quadrant, the reference angle is
Step 2: The given ratio is , and therefore we're interested in
Step 3: The ratio must be positive because the sine ratio is always positive in the nd quadrant. Therefore,
And we're done!
Let's see another example.
Express in terms of a reference angle.
To help us to visualize the angle, we first convert the measure of the angle into degrees.
To convert the measure of an angle in radians to an equivalent measure in degrees, we multiply the measure in radians by This gives
Therefore is equivalent to which lies in the th quadrant.
To express in terms of we follow three steps:
Find its reference angle
Calculate the value of the function for
Determine whether the resulting value is positive or negative.
Step 1: Since is in the th quadrant, the reference angle is
Step 2: The given ratio is , and therefore we're interested in
Step 3: The ratio must be negative because the sine ratio is always negative in the th quadrant. Therefore,
Express $\sin\left(\dfrac{3\pi}{5}\right)$ in terms of a reference angle.
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a
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$\sin\left(\dfrac{\pi}{5}\right)$ |
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b
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$\sin\left(\dfrac{2\pi}{5}\right)$ |
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c
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$-\sin\left(\dfrac{3\pi}{5}\right)$ |
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d
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$-\sin\left(\dfrac{\pi}{5}\right)$ |
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e
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$-\sin\left(\dfrac{2\pi}{5}\right)$ |
Express $\sin\left(\dfrac{4\pi}{3}\right)$ in terms of a reference angle.
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a
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$ \sin\left(\dfrac{2\pi}{3}\right)$ |
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b
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$-\sin\left(\dfrac{2\pi}{3}\right)$ |
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c
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$ -\sin\left(\dfrac{4\pi}{3}\right)$ |
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d
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$ \sin\left(\dfrac{\pi}{3}\right)$ |
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e
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$ -\sin\left(\dfrac{\pi}{3}\right)$ |
Express in terms of a reference angle.
To help us to visualize the angle, we first convert the measure of the angle into degrees.
To convert the measure of an angle in radians to an equivalent measure in degrees, we multiply the measure in radians by This gives
Therefore is equivalent to which lies in the quadrant.
To express in terms of we follow three steps:
Find its reference angle
Calculate the value of the function for
Determine whether the resulting value is positive or negative.
Step 1: Since is in the rd quadrant, the reference angle is
Step 2: The given ratio is , and therefore we're interested in
Step 3: The ratio must be negative because the cosine ratio is always negative in the rd quadrant. Therefore,
Express $\cos\left(\dfrac{7\pi}{4}\right)$ in terms of a reference angle.
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a
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$-\cos\left(\dfrac{\pi}{4}\right)$ |
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b
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$-\cos\left(\dfrac{3\pi}{4}\right)$ |
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c
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$\cos\left(\dfrac{\pi}{4}\right)$ |
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d
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$\cos\left(\dfrac{3\pi}{4}\right)$ |
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e
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$\cos\left(\dfrac{\pi}{2}\right)$ |
Express $\cos\left(\dfrac{4\pi}{3}\right)$ in terms of a reference angle.
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a
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$-\cos\left(\dfrac{\pi}{6}\right)$ |
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b
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$\sin\left(\dfrac{\pi}{3}\right)$ |
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c
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$\cos\left(\dfrac{\pi}{3}\right)$ |
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d
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$-\sin\left(\dfrac{\pi}{3}\right)$ |
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e
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$-\cos\left(\dfrac{\pi}{3}\right)$ |
Express in terms of
To help us to visualize the angle, we first convert the measure of the angle into degrees.
To convert the measure of an angle in radians to an equivalent measure in degrees, we multiply the measure in radians by This gives
Therefore is equivalent to which lies in the quadrant.
To express in terms of we follow three steps:
Find its reference angle
Calculate the value of the function for
Determine whether the resulting value is positive or negative.
Step 1: Since is in the rd quadrant, the reference angle is
Step 2: The given ratio is and therefore we're interested in
Step 3: The ratio must be positive because the tangent ratio is always positive in the rd quadrant. Therefore,
Express $\tan\left(\dfrac{7\pi}{6}\right)$ in terms of a reference angle.
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a
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$-\tan\left(\dfrac{\pi}{6}\right)$ |
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b
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$-\tan\left(\dfrac{\pi}{3}\right)$ |
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c
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$\tan\left(\dfrac{\pi}{3}\right)$ |
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d
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$\tan\left(\dfrac{\pi}{4}\right)$ |
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e
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$\tan\left(\dfrac{\pi}{6}\right)$ |
Express $\tan\left(\dfrac{5\pi}{3}\right)$ in terms of a reference angle.
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a
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$-\tan\left(\dfrac{5\pi}{3}\right)$ |
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b
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$\tan\left(\dfrac{2\pi}{3}\right)$ |
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c
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$-\tan\left(\dfrac{\pi}{3}\right)$ |
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d
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$\tan\left(\dfrac{5\pi}{3}\right)$ |
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e
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$-\tan\left(\dfrac{2\pi}{3}\right)$ |
Express in terms of a reference angle.
To help us to visualize the angle, we first convert the measure of the angle into degrees.
To convert the measure of an angle in radians to an equivalent measure in degrees, we multiply the measure in radians by This gives
Therefore is equivalent to which lies in the quadrant.
To express in terms of we follow three steps:
Find its reference angle
Calculate the value of the function for
Determine whether the resulting value is positive or negative.
Step 1: Since is in the nd quadrant, the reference angle is
Step 2: The given ratio is , and therefore we're interested in
Step 3: The ratio must be negative because tangent (and therefore cotangent) is always negative in the 2nd quadrant. Therefore,
Express $\sec\left(\dfrac{9\pi}{5}\right)$ in terms of a reference angle.
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a
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$-\sec\left(\dfrac{\pi}{9}\right)$ |
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b
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$-\sec\left(\dfrac{\pi}{5}\right)$ |
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c
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$\sec\left(\dfrac{\pi}{5}\right)$ |
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d
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$\sec\left(\dfrac{2\pi}{5}\right)$ |
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e
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$\sec\left(\dfrac{\pi}{9}\right)$ |
Express $\csc\left(\dfrac{13\pi}{8}\right)$ in terms of a reference angle.
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a
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$\csc\left(\dfrac{13\pi}{8}\right)$ |
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b
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$-\csc\left(\dfrac{3\pi}{8}\right)$ |
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c
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$-\csc\left(\dfrac{5\pi}{8}\right)$ |
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d
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$\csc\left(\dfrac{5\pi}{8}\right)$ |
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e
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$\csc\left(\dfrac{3\pi}{8}\right)$ |