Solution 4.2:5a
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| - | {{  | + | Because   | 
| - | <  | + | <math>\text{135}^{\circ }\text{ }=\text{ 9}0^{\circ }\text{ }+\text{45}^{\circ }</math>,   | 
| - | {{  | + | <math>\text{135}^{\circ }\text{ }</math>  | 
| + | is an angle in the second quadrant which makes an angle of   | ||
| + | <math>\text{45}^{\circ }</math>  | ||
| + | with the positive   | ||
| + | <math>y</math>  | ||
| + | -axis.  | ||
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| + | We can determine the point on the unit circle which corresponds to   | ||
| + | <math>\text{135}^{\circ }\text{ }</math>  | ||
| + | by introducing an auxiliary triangle and calculating its edges using trigonometry.  | ||
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| + | opposite<math>=1\centerdot \sin \centerdot 45^{\circ }=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}</math>  | ||
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| + | adjacent  | ||
| + | <math>=1\centerdot \cos \centerdot 45^{\circ }=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}</math>  | ||
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| + | The coordinates of the point are   | ||
| + | <math>\left( -\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \right.,\left. \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \right)</math>  | ||
| + | and this shows that   | ||
| + | <math>\text{cos135}^{\circ }=-\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}</math>.  | ||
Revision as of 07:56, 29 September 2008
Because \displaystyle \text{135}^{\circ }\text{ }=\text{ 9}0^{\circ }\text{ }+\text{45}^{\circ }, \displaystyle \text{135}^{\circ }\text{ } is an angle in the second quadrant which makes an angle of \displaystyle \text{45}^{\circ } with the positive \displaystyle y -axis.
We can determine the point on the unit circle which corresponds to \displaystyle \text{135}^{\circ }\text{ } by introducing an auxiliary triangle and calculating its edges using trigonometry.
opposite\displaystyle =1\centerdot \sin \centerdot 45^{\circ }=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}
adjacent \displaystyle =1\centerdot \cos \centerdot 45^{\circ }=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}
The coordinates of the point are 
\displaystyle \left( -\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \right.,\left. \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \right)
and this shows that 
\displaystyle \text{cos135}^{\circ }=-\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}.


