SOLUTION: Find the value of SIN (-120{{{degrees}}})

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Question 333093: Find the value of SIN (-120degrees)
Answer by jrfrunner(365) About Me  (Show Source):
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-120 degrees is going clockwise, so that puts you in quadrant III where both x, and y are negative.
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y=sin%28theta%29
y=sin%28-120%29=-sin%28120%29=-sin%2860%29=-sqrt%283%29%2F2