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Example Questions
Example Question #13 : Angles In Different Quadrants
Which two angles are both in the same quadrant?
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First lets identify the different quadrants.
Quadrant I:
Quadrant II:
Quadrant III:
Quadrant IV:
Now looking at our possible answer choices, we will add or subtract until we get the reduced fraction of the angle. This will tell us which quadrant the angle lies in.
thus in quadrant III.
thus in quadrant III.
Therefore,
and is the correct answer.
Example Question #13 : Angles In Different Quadrants
Which angle is in quadrant II?
First lets identify the different quadrants.
Quadrant I:
Quadrant II:
Quadrant III:
Quadrant IV:
The correct answer,, is coterminal with .
We can figure this out by adding , or equivalently to get , or we can count thirds of pi around the unit circle clockwise. Either way, it is the only angle that ends in the second quadrant.
Example Question #72 : Angles
In which angle would a angle terminate in?
Quadrant III
Quadrant IV
Quadrant I
Between quadrants
Quadrant II
Quadrant IV
One way to uncover which quadrant this angle lies is to ask how many complete revolutions this angle makes by dividing it by 360 (and rounding down to the nearest whole number).
With a calculator we find that makes full revolutions. Now the key lies in what the remainder the angle makes with revolutions:
, therefore our angle lies in the fourth quadrant.
Alternatively, we could find evaluate and .
The former (sine) gives us a negative number whereas the latter (cosine) gives a positive. The only quadrant in which sine is negative and cosine is positive is the fourth quadrant.
Example Question #531 : Trigonometry
Which quadrant does belong?
IV
I
III
II
II
Step 1: Define the quadrants and the angles that go in:
QI:
QII:
QIII:
QIV:
Step 2: Find the quadrant where is:
The angle is located in QII (Quadrant II)
Example Question #532 : Trigonometry
The angle is in which quadrant?
Quadrant II
Quadrant IV
Quadrant I
Quadrant III
Quadrant I
First, using the unit circle, we can see that the denominator has a four in it, which means it is a multiple of .
We want to reduce the angle down until we can visualize which quadrant it is in. You can subtract away from the angle each time (because that is just one revolution, and we end up at the same spot).
If you subtract away twice, you are left with , which is in quadrant I.
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Example Question #533 : Trigonometry
Which of the following angles lies in the second quadrant?
The second quadrant contains angles between and , plus those with additional multiples of . The angle is, after subtracting , is simply , which puts it in the second quadrant.
Example Question #1 : Trigonometry
Find the value of the trigonometric function in fraction form for triangle .
What is the cosine of ?
The cosine of an angle is the value of the adjacent side over the hypotenuse.
Therefore:
Example Question #2 : Sin, Cos, Tan
What is the value of ?
Solve each term separately.
Add both terms.
Example Question #2 : Sin, Cos, Tan
Determine the value of .
Rewrite in terms of sines and cosines.
Simplify the complex fraction.
Example Question #2 : Sin, Cos, Tan
Find the value of .
To find the value of , solve each term separately.
Sum the two terms.