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- | A useful technique for calculating the value of a trigonometric function for angles that don't lie between | + | A useful technique for calculating the value of a trigonometric function for angles that don't lie between <math>0</math> and <math>{\pi }/{2}\;</math> is to use the unit circle. If we draw a line which starts at the origin and makes a certain angle relative to the positive part of the ''x''-axis, we can see that the cosine of that angle is the ''x''-coordinate of the point of intersection between the line and the unit circle. In the same way, the sine of the angle is the ''y''-coordinate of the intersection point. |
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- | In this case, we see immediately that | ||
- | <math>\text{sin}\left( -\frac{\pi }{2} \right)\text{ }=\text{ }-\text{1}</math>. | ||
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+ | In this case, we see immediately that <math>\sin\Bigl(-\frac{\pi}{2}\Bigr) = -1\,</math>. | ||
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Version vom 07:45, 9. Okt. 2008
A useful technique for calculating the value of a trigonometric function for angles that don't lie between \displaystyle 0 and \displaystyle {\pi }/{2}\; is to use the unit circle. If we draw a line which starts at the origin and makes a certain angle relative to the positive part of the x-axis, we can see that the cosine of that angle is the x-coordinate of the point of intersection between the line and the unit circle. In the same way, the sine of the angle is the y-coordinate of the intersection point.
In this case, we see immediately that \displaystyle \sin\Bigl(-\frac{\pi}{2}\Bigr) = -1\,.