A quadrantal angle is an angle whose terminal side lies on the or -axis. The unit circle below illustrates the quadrantal angles that lie on the range
We can identify four points on the unit circle above,
that correspond to the angles
in degrees, or
in radians.
We can use these points to find cosine and sine of quadrantal angles. First, recall that a point on the unit circle is related to the central angle using the following formulas:
For example, if we are asked to find the value of then we just look at the -coordinate of the corresponding point. The point is and therefore, we get
Find the value of
The angle is a quadrantal angle. Let's draw out the quadrantal angles on the unit circle.
From the unit circle, we see that the angle corresponds to the point
Since the sine of the angle corresponds to the -coordinate, we have
Find the value of $\cos (0^\circ) + \sin (270^\circ).$
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$2$ |
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$0$ |
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Undefined |
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$1$ |
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$-2$ |
Find the value of
The angle is a quadrantal angle. Let's draw out the quadrantal angles on the unit circle.
From the unit circle, we see that the angle corresponds to the point
Since the cosine of the angle corresponds to the -coordinate, we have
Since the sine of the angle corresponds to the -coordinate, we have
Therefore, using the fact that we have
However, division by zero is undefined. Therefore, is undefined.
Find the value of $\tan (180^\circ).$
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Find the value of $\tan (180^\circ) + \cot({90^\circ}).$
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Find the value of $\tan \left( \dfrac{3\pi}{2}\right).$
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$0$ |
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Undefined |
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$1$ |
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$-1$ |
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$\pi$ |
Find the value of
The angle is a quadrantal angle. Let's draw out the quadrantal angles on the unit circle.
From the unit circle, we see that the angle corresponds to the point
Since the sine of the angle corresponds to the -coordinate, we have
Therefore, using the fact that we have
However, division by zero is undefined. Therefore, is undefined.
Find the value of $\csc \left(\dfrac{3\pi}{2}\right) .$
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$-1$ |
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$1$ |
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$-2$ |
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$2$ |
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$\dfrac{1}{2}$ |
$\sec(0^\circ) + \csc(90^\circ) = $
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