Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

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

Chapter 5 - Secton 5.1 - The Unit Circle - 5.1 Exercises - Page 407: 1

Answer

a) (0,0), 1 b) $x^{2} + y^{2} = 1 $ c) i) 0, ii) 0, iii) 0, iv) 0

Work Step by Step

a) The equation of a circle is $({x-a})^{2} + ({y-b})^{2} = 1 $, a and b being the coordinates of the center point. a being the x-coordinate and b, the y-coordinate. For the unit circle, a=b=0 c) We want to satisfy the equation $x^{2} + y^{2} = 1 $, so we plug in each point as P(x,y) and solve for the missing component. For P(1,y), $1^{2} + y^{2} = 1$ so $y^{2}=1-1$ and $y=0 $ For P(x,1), $x^{2} + 1^{2} = 1$ so $x^{2}=1-1$ and $x=0 $ For P(-1,y), $(-1)^{2} + y^{2} = 1$ so $y^{2}=1-1$ and $y=0$ For P(x,-1), $x^{2} + (-1)^{2} = 1$ so $x^{2}=1-1$ and $x=0 $
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