Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

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

Chapter 5 - Section 5.1 - The Unit Circle - 5.1 Exercises - Page 408: 18

Answer

$P(\frac{2\sqrt{5}}{5},\frac{\sqrt{5}}{5})$

Work Step by Step

We have the following equation for the unit circle: $x^{2}+y^{2}=1$, so we plug in $P(x,\frac{\sqrt{5}}{5})$, $x^{2}+(\frac{\sqrt{5}}{5})^{2}=1$ $ x^{2}=1 - \frac{5}{25}= \frac{20}{25}$ $x = \frac{2\sqrt{5}}{5}$ or $x = - \frac{2\sqrt{5}}{5}$ but the x-coordinate is positive so $x = \frac{2\sqrt{5}}{5}$
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