document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=918952>Question 918952</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the terminal point P(x, y) on the unit circle determined by the given value of t. t = &#8722; 3&#960;/4?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Would the answer be: -&#8730;(2)/2, -&#8730;(2)/2?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #557337 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Edwin+McCravy><B>Edwin McCravy(20060)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Edwin+McCravy><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Edwin+McCravy><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=557337\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=drawing%28400%2C400%2C-1.3%2C1.3%2C-1.3%2C1.3%2C+graph%28400%2C400%2C-1.3%2C1.3%2C-1.3%2C1.3%29%2C%0D%0Agreen%28arc%280%2C0%2C2%2C-2%2C0%2C225%29%29%2C%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0Acircle%28-0.70710678%2C-0.70710676%2C0.01%29%2Ccircle%28-0.70710678%2C-0.70710676%2C0.02%29%2C%0D%0Acircle%28-0.70710678%2C-0.70710676%2C0.03%29%2Clocate%28-1.3%2C-.72%2C%0D%0A%0D%0A%28matrix%281%2C3%2C-sqrt%282%29%2F2%2C%22%2C%22%2C-sqrt%282%29%2F2%29%29%29%2C%0D%0Ared%28arc%280%2C0%2C2.01%2C-2.01%2C225%2C360%29%29%2C+red%28arc%280%2C0%2C1.99%2C-1.99%2C225%2C360%29%29%0D%0Ared%28arc%280%2C0%2C2%2C-2%2C225%2C360%29%29+%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Yes, you're right.  The red arc represents <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3pi%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3pi%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  The negative sign<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3pi%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3pi%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > tells us that the arc sweeps in the CLOCKWISE direction from<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the point (1,0), towards (-1,0).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Something else: if we write <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3pi%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3pi%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=expr%28-3%2F4%29pi ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"expr%28-3%2F4%29pi\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, we can<BR>\n" );
document.write( "interpret the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > as telling us to sweep around the unit circle three-<BR>\n" );
document.write( "fourths of the way from (1,0) on the far right toward (-1,0) on the far left<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in the CLOCKWISE direction.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Edwin</pre> </SPAN>\n" );
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