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+ | 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 | ||
+ | <math>x</math> | ||
+ | -axis, we can see that the cosine of that angle is the | ||
+ | <math>x</math> | ||
+ | -coordinate of the point of intersection between the line and the unit circle. In the same way, the sine of the angle is the | ||
+ | <math>y</math> | ||
+ | -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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Version vom 11:47, 28. Sep. 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 \displaystyle x -axis, we can see that the cosine of that angle is the \displaystyle 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 \displaystyle y -coordinate of the intersection point.
In this case, we see immediately that \displaystyle \text{sin}\left( -\frac{\pi }{2} \right)\text{ }=\text{ }-\text{1}.