SOLUTION: Kindly help: The point (–0.4650, y) lies on a unit circle and is located in QIII. Find the value of y to four decimal places. Thank you.

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Question 1106115: Kindly help: The point (–0.4650, y) lies on a unit circle and is located in QIII. Find the value of y to four decimal places.
Thank you.

Answer by ikleyn(52851)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.
 = 1,


which gives


y =  = -0.885.


The sign is "-" (minus), since the action takes place in QIII.


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