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Find the tangent of an angle $ heta$ on the unit circle in different quadrants

Answer 1

Abigail Nelson

Samuel Scott

To find the tangent of an angle $\theta$ on the unit circle, note that $\tan(\theta) = \frac{\sin(\theta)}{\cos(\theta)}$. Consider the following angles:

1. For $\theta = \frac{\pi}{4}$ in the first quadrant:

$\tan\left(\frac{\pi}{4}\right) = \frac{\sin\left(\frac{\pi}{4}\right)}{\cos\left(\frac{\pi}{4}\right)} = 1$

2. For $\theta = \frac{3\pi}{4}$ in the second quadrant:

$\tan\left(\frac{3\pi}{4}\right) = \frac{\sin\left(\frac{3\pi}{4}\right)}{\cos\left(\frac{3\pi}{4}\right)} = -1$

3. For $\theta = \frac{5\pi}{4}$ in the third quadrant:

$\tan\left(\frac{5\pi}{4}\right) = \frac{\sin\left(\frac{5\pi}{4}\right)}{\cos\left(\frac{5\pi}{4}\right)} = 1$

4. For $\theta = \frac{7\pi}{4}$ in the fourth quadrant:

$\tan\left(\frac{7\pi}{4}\right) = \frac{\sin\left(\frac{7\pi}{4}\right)}{\cos\left(\frac{7\pi}{4}\right)} = -1$

Answer 2

Alex Thompson

Daniel Carter

To find the tangent of an angle $ heta$ on the unit circle, use $ an( heta) = frac{sin( heta)}{cos( heta)}$. Consider the following:

1. For $ heta = frac{pi}{4}$, $ anleft(frac{pi}{4}
ight) = 1$

2. For $ heta = frac{3pi}{4}$, $ anleft(frac{3pi}{4}
ight) = -1$

3. For $ heta = frac{5pi}{4}$, $ anleft{frac{5pi}{4}
ight) = 1$

4. For $ heta = frac{7pi}{4}$, $ anleft(frac{7pi}{4}
ight) = -1$

Answer 3

Amelia Mitchell

James Taylor

To find $ an( heta)$ on the unit circle:

1. $ anleft(frac{pi}{4}
ight) = 1$

2. $ anleft(frac{3pi}{4}
ight) = -1$

3. $ anleft(frac{5pi}{4}
ight) = 1$

4. $ anleft(frac{7pi}{4}
ight) = -1$