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Find the value of $cot left( frac{pi}{4}
ight)$ on the unit circle.

Answer 1

Abigail Nelson

James Taylor

To find $\cot \left( \frac{\pi}{4} \right)$, we use the definition of cotangent in terms of sine and cosine.

$\cot \theta = \frac{\cos \theta}{\sin \theta}$

For $\theta = \frac{\pi}{4}$, we have:

$\cos \left( \frac{\pi}{4} \right) = \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}$

$\sin \left( \frac{\pi}{4} \right) = \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}$

Therefore,

$\cot \left( \frac{\pi}{4} \right) = \frac{\cos \left( \frac{\pi}{4} \right)}{\sin \left( \frac{\pi}{4} \right)} = \frac{\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}}{\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}} = 1$

Answer 2

Alex Thompson

Henry Green

Finding $cot left( frac{pi}{4}
ight)$ involves using the unit circle definitions.

On the unit circle, $cot heta = frac{cos heta}{sin heta}$.

Given $ heta = frac{pi}{4}$:

$cos left( frac{pi}{4}
ight) = frac{sqrt{2}}{2}$

$sin left( frac{pi}{4}
ight) = frac{sqrt{2}}{2}$

Thus,

$cot left( frac{pi}{4}
ight) = frac{frac{sqrt{2}}{2}}{frac{sqrt{2}}{2}} = 1$

Answer 3

Amelia Mitchell

Matthew Carter

We need to find $cot left( frac{pi}{4}
ight)$ using the unit circle.

On the unit circle,

$cos left( frac{pi}{4}
ight) = frac{sqrt{2}}{2}$

$sin left( frac{pi}{4}
ight) = frac{sqrt{2}}{2}$

Then,

$cot left( frac{pi}{4}
ight) = 1$