Trigonometry (11th Edition) Clone

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Chapter 3 - Radian Measure and the Unit Circle - Section 3.1 Radian Measure - 3.1 Exercises - Page 106: 91

Answer

(a) $4\pi$ (b) $\frac{2\pi}{3}$

Work Step by Step

(a) One rotation is completed in 12 hours. So, in 24 hr, 2 rotations are completed. 2 rotations=$2\,rotations\times\frac{2\pi\,radians}{1\,rotation}=4\pi\,radians$ (b) In 12 hours, one rotation is completed. This implies that $\frac{4}{12}=\frac{1}{3}$ rotation is completed in 4 hours. As 1 rotation is equal to $2\pi$ radians, $\frac{1}{3}$ rotation is equal to $\frac{1}{3}\times2\pi=\frac{2\pi}{3}$ radians.
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