Trigonometric Functions of Any Angle

Key Questions

  • What is the reference angle?

    Well, the reference angle is the angle [the one which is the smallest] between the #x#-axis and the terminal side.

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    语嫣 Yu Yan · 1 · Aug 7 2018
  • How do you use the ordered pairs on a unit circle to evaluate a trigonometric function of any angle?

    Answer:

    As below:

    Explanation:

    Ordered pairs on an unit circle

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    Exact values of the ordered pairs of the unit circle is represented in pictorial form above in degrees and radians.

    Hope this helps.

    sankarankalyanam · 2 · Mar 17 2018
  • How do you find the trigonometric functions of any angle?

    Well, I guess you could use a special representation of the function through a sum of terms, also known as Taylor Series.
    It is, basically, what happens in your pocket calculator when you evaluate, for example, #sin(30°)#.
    Your calculator does this:
    #sin(theta)=theta-theta^3/(3!)+theta^5/(5!)-...#
    where #theta# must be in RADIANS.
    In theory you should add infinite terms but, depending upon the accuracy required, you can normally stop at three terms.
    In our case we have: #theta=pi/6=3.14/6=0.523# and:
    #sin(pi/6)=sin(0.523)=0.523-0.024+3.26*10^(-4)-...=0.499approx0.5#

    You can find the Taylor series for the other trigonometric functions such as:
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    (Picture source: www.efunda.com)

    Gió · 2 · Dec 22 2014

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