Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 5 - Review - Exercises - Page 463: 1

Answer

(a) see proof below. (b) $\frac{1}{2},-\frac{\sqrt 3}{2}, -\frac{\sqrt 3}{3}$

Work Step by Step

(a) To show that P is on the unit circle, plug in the coordinates of P into the equation $x^2+y^2=1$, we see that $(-\frac{\sqrt 3}{2})^2+(\frac{1}{2})^2=\frac{3}{4}+\frac{1}{4}=1$, thus point P is on the unit circle. (b) Based on the signs of the coordinates of P, we can see that P is in Quadrant II, thus we have $sin(t)=y=\frac{1}{2},cos(t)=x=-\frac{\sqrt 3}{2}, tan(t)=\frac{y}{x}=-\frac{\sqrt 3}{3}$
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