document.write( "Question 1014837: For a standard position angle determined by the point (x,y) what are the values of the trigonometric functions?
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document.write( "Make a sketch.\r\n" );
document.write( "Draw the coordinate axes on a page: x-axis and y-axis.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It is yours coordinate plane.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Mark the point (16,12) in the plane. On the page, I mean. \r\n" );
document.write( "It has x-coordinate 16 and y-coordinate 12.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Connect this point with the origin of the coordinate system.\r\n" );
document.write( "The distance to the point from the origin is \"sqrt%2816%5E2+%2B+12%5E2%29\" = \"sqrt%28256+%2B+144%29\" = \"sqrt%28400%29\" = 20.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now, \"cos%28theta%29\" = \"16%2F20\" = \"4%2F5\",\r\n" );
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document.write( "and  \"sin%28theta%29\" = \"12%2F20\" = \"3%2F5\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "where \"theta\" is what angle?  -  The standard position angle determined by the point (16,12).\r\n" );
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