SOLUTION: Find the missing coordinate of P, using the fact that P lies on the unit circle in the given quadrant. Coordinates Quadrant 2 P(− 2/3, ?) Pleas

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Question 918190: Find the missing coordinate of P, using the fact that P lies on the unit circle in the given quadrant.
Coordinates Quadrant 2
P(− 2/3, ?)

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The coordinates of any point on a unit circle are related in either of the following fashions:



or



Which follows directly from Pythagoras. Since you are given the coordinate, use the first one. Select the sign based on the sign of the desired coordinate that is correct for the given quadrant.

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