document.write( "Question 749108: Just started summer Trig review for pre-calc/ Calc. Could be going better.
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document.write( "I understand that S = R where S = 1, but they are using real numbers now in terms of 't' and I'm unsure. The question asks... \r
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document.write( "\"Sketch the oriented arc on the unit circle corresponding to each of the following real numbers.\"
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document.write( "1.) t = 3pi/4 (which I got; 135 degrees counter clockwise, Quadrant II angle)
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document.write( "2.) t = -2pi (also good; 1 full rotation clockwise, quadrilateral angle)
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document.write( "3.) t = -2 (lost me)
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document.write( "4.) t = 117 (same issue as the last). \r
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document.write( "-How do I handle regular old numbers in these scenarios? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #455879 by lwsshak3(11628)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 1.) t = 3pi/4 (which I got; 135 degrees counter clockwise, Quadrant II angle) \n" ); document.write( "2.) t = -2pi (also good; 1 full rotation clockwise, quadrilateral angle) \n" ); document.write( "3.) t = -2 (lost me) \n" ); document.write( "4.) t = 117 (same issue as the last). \n" ); document.write( "*** \n" ); document.write( "3π/4, -2π, -2, and 117 are in radians which are real numbers as you said. \n" ); document.write( "To illustrate: \n" ); document.write( "1.) t = 3pi/4 =2.3532..radians=135º \n" ); document.write( "2.) t = -2pi=-6.28 radians=0 \n" ); document.write( "3.) t = -2=-2 radians=-2/π*180≈-114.59º \n" ); document.write( "4.) t = 117=117 radians=117/π*180≈6703.61º \n" ); document.write( "note:special angles like 30º, 60º, 45º, etc are written in terms of π for ease of calculation and explanation but angles in-between are expressed as real numbers without π. \n" ); document.write( "Hope this helps. \n" ); document.write( " |