Trigonometry 7th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1111826854
ISBN 13: 978-1-11182-685-7

Chapter 3 - Section 3.2 - Radians and Degrees - 3.2 Problem Set - Page 131: 15

Answer

(a) refer to the image below for the drawing. (b) $\dfrac{13}{9}\pi$ radians (c) reference angle = $80^o$ or $\dfrac{4}{9}\pi$ radians

Work Step by Step

(a) From the positive x-axis, move 260 degrees counter clockwise. (refer to the attached image above for the drawing) (b) Convert to radians by multiplying $\dfrac{\pi}{180^o}$ to obtain: $260^o \cdot \dfrac{\pi}{180^o} = \dfrac{13}{9}\pi$ radians (c) The angle is in Quadrant III. The reference angle of an angle $\theta$ in Quadrant III can be found using the formula $=\theta - 180^o$. Thus, the reference angle of the given angle is: $260^0-180^0 = \color{blue}{80^o} \\=80^o \cdot \dfrac{\pi}{180^o}=\color{blue}{\dfrac{4}{9}\pi}$ radians.
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